Winklmeier v. Board of Review of the Department of Labor

This appeal is taken from the judgment of the circuit court of Madison County reversing a decision by the Board of Review of the Department of Labor denying Robert Winklmeier’s claim for unemployment compensation benefits.

Winklmeier, during the period from September 1978 to July 1980, submitted 13 medical insurance claims to his employer, Granite City Steel Company. Each claim was for medical treatment for his wife and on each Winklmeier falsely stated that his wife was unemployed and had no insurance of her own. As a result, Granite City Steel’s insurance carrier, Prudential, made payment to…