Alabama Department of Labor

Alabama Department of Labor. (Contributed by Alabama Department of Labor)

The state of Alabama recently prosecuted 10 residents for knowingly defrauding the system to obtain unemployment funds illegally.

The state Department of Labor, which works with local District Attorney offices to identify suspects, has revealed the names of 10 Alabamians who violated the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Law by making false statements in claims for benefits.

The following individuals were charged with first-degree theft:

Herman Braggs, of Mobile

Willie C. Cobbs, of Mobile

Felicia R. Dailey, of Mobile

Brandon L. Dempster, of Mobile

Anthony Nathaniel Jordan, of Mobile

Samuel J. Marston, of Mobile

Kingston B. Osborne, of Mobile

The following individuals were charged with second-degree theft:

Walter C. Dennis, of Mobile

Jamie Lorane George, of Mobile

The following individual was charged with third-degree theft:

Roosevelt Morris, of Huntsville

To report unemployment compensation fraud, call ADOL at 1-800-392-8019.