{"id":24255,"date":"2026-05-10T11:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/?p=24255"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:08:32","slug":"fraude-por-desempleo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/fraude-por-desempleo\/","title":{"rendered":"Unemployment fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24255\" class=\"elementor elementor-24255\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a32736a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a32736a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e9b313d\" data-id=\"3e9b313d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e195b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9e195b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Unemployment fraud<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f1fe609 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f1fe609\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-496fdaff\" data-id=\"496fdaff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61dad0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"61dad0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><ul class=\"meta wpex-text-sm wpex-text-gray-600 wpex-mb-20 wpex-last-mr-0\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-date\"><span class=\"ticon ticon-clock-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-04-19\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"\">May 10, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-category\"><span class=\"ticon ticon-folder-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><a class=\"term-59\" href=\"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/category\/LABOR\/\">LABOR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-413cabec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"413cabec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4423d9f6\" data-id=\"4423d9f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c3b595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17c3b595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unemployment insurance is an essential safety net that helps individuals and their families meet their basic needs while they search for new employment. These benefits exist to support those who truly need them. Fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits is a serious crime and can have serious legal and financial consequences. To protect the integrity of the program, the state actively investigates any possible fraud.<\/p><p>State agencies compare applicants' information with data from other state and federal government agencies to verify employment status and undeclared income. In addition, random investigations are conducted to review eligibility, payroll records, and employment search efforts. If a case is selected for verification, the agency will contact the person to schedule an interview.<\/p><p><strong>When is fraud considered?<\/strong><\/p><p>It is considered fraud when a person:<\/p><ul><li>They do not intentionally declare all their income, even if they have not yet received payment.<\/li><li>She does not report the real reason why she became unemployed<\/li><li>Hiding or providing false information that could affect your eligibility or the amount of your benefits<\/li><li>Using another person's identity to solicit or obtain benefits<\/li><li>He does not report that he has returned to work<\/li><li>It allows another person to certify benefits on your behalf<\/li><li>Altera purchases, sells, or falsifies a Social Security card, which is a serious offense under federal law.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Consequences of unemployment fraud<\/strong><\/p><p>Committing fraud can result in serious consequences, including:<\/p><ul><li>Criminal proceedings and possible prison sentence<\/li><li>Significant fines and sanctions<\/li><li>Suspension of state or federal tax refunds to recover the money owed<\/li><li>Loss of the right to receive unemployment benefits in the future<\/li><li>Obligation to repay the benefits received, together with interest and fines<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>How to report a possible fraud?<\/strong><\/p><p>If you suspect that someone is receiving unemployment benefits illegally or is committing fraud, it is important <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/labor\/myunemployment\/help\/contact-us\/reportfraud\/index.shtml\">Report it to the New Jersey Division of Unemployment Insurance<\/a><\/strong> to protect the resources available to those who really need them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-455bebd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"455bebd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43b7bb35\" data-id=\"43b7bb35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311b93d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"311b93d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\"><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/labor\/myunemployment\/help\/contact-us\/reportfraud\/index.shtml\">Department of Labor &amp; Workforce Development<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fraude por desempleo Mayo 10, 2026 LABOR El seguro de desempleo es una red de seguridad esencial que ayuda a las personas y a sus familias a cubrir sus necesidades b\u00e1sicas mientras buscan un nuevo empleo. Estos beneficios existen para apoyar a quienes realmente los necesitan. Cobrar beneficios de desempleo de manera fraudulenta es un&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":24257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-24255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-labor","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24255"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24260,"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24255\/revisions\/24260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24255"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iacoimmigration.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=24255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}