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    Wednesday, April 24, 2024

    Mashantucket woman charged with unemployment fraud

    Rocky Hill — A Mashantucket woman was arrested Friday after she allegedly collected more than $23,000 in unemployment benefits, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice.

    Tracy A. Daley, 42, of 10 Elizabeth George Drive, Mashantucket, was charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud.

    According to the arrest warrant, Daley fraudulently collected about $23,510 in unemployment benefits from January 2011 through February 2013 by grossly under-reporting the wages she was earning in order to be eligible to collect benefits.

    Daley was released on a $10,000 non-surety bond and is scheduled to appear on Jan. 15 in New Britain Superior Court.

    First-degree larceny by defrauding a public community is a class B felony punishable by not less than one year nor more than 20 years in prison and/or up to a $15,000 fine. Unemployment compensation fraud in excess of $500 is a class D felony punishable by not less than 1 year nor more than 5 years in prison and/or up to a $5,000 fine.

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