IRS workers accused of stealing jobless benefits and welfare
[Associated Press] Workers accused of lying to get unemployment benefits, welfare, food stamps, housing vouchers - Twenty-four current and former Internal Revenue Service employees have been charged with stealing government benefits, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The IRS employees were indicted on charges that they illegally received more than $250,000 in benefits including unemployment insurance payments, food stamps, welfare and housing vouchers, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Memphis said. Prosecutors say 13 of the IRS employees face federal charges. The remaining 11 face state charges of theft of property over $1,000, a felony.
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