In re the Claim of Keegan

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 29, 2002, which ruled that claimant made willful false statements to obtain benefits.

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant made willful false statements to obtain benefits (see Matter of Scott [New York Law School — Commissioner of Labor], 257 AD2d 871 [1999], lv denied 93 NY2d 808 [1999]). The record establishes that claimant certified for unemployment insurance benefits from June 5, 2000 through August 27, 2000 and reported total unemployment…