Terence Corcoran

tcorcora@lohud.com

White Plains man charged with unemployment fraud

He collected $14K while working, cops say

Suspect faces 2 felony charges

A White Plains man who fraudulently collected more than $14,000 in unemployment benefits while he was employed has been charged with two felonies, state police said.

Jose C. Rivero, 33, was charged with first-degree offering a false instrument for filing and third-degree insurance fraud, police said. His arrest Monday came after an investigation involving state police, the state’s Workers Compensation Board and the New York State Insurance Fund, police said.

He was released without bail and ordered to appear Oct. 14 at White Plains City Court.

His arrest follows the arrests of two women – from Yonkers and Mount Vernon – charged last week with fraudulently collecting thousands in unemployment while employed, police said.

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