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State: Danbury Man Used Fake Social Security Numbers To Get Unemployment

DANBURY, Conn. — A Danbury man was charged with using bogus Social Security numbers to illegally collect nearly $10,000 unemployment compensation, said in a statement. 

Chief State's Attorney of Connecticut Kevin Kane

Chief State's Attorney of Connecticut Kevin Kane

Photo Credit: State of Connecticut

Edilberto Marcos, 43, of 25 Foster Street, Apt. 1, Danbury, was charged with first-degree larceny by Defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud, said a statement from Kevin Kane, Chief State's Attorney in Connecticut.

His arrest Friday was the result of an investigation by the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney following a complaint by the Connecticut Department of Labor.

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Marcos fraudulently collected $9,876 in unemployment benefits from January 2012 through January 2014 by using two nonexistent Social Security numbers.

Marcos was arraigned Friday in New Britain Superior Court, where bond was set at $10,000 and the case was continued until Oct. 16. 

On the larceny charge, a Class B felony, Marcos faces not less than one year nor more than 20 years in prison and/or a $15,000 fine. The Unemployment Compensation Fraud in excess of $500 charge is a Class D felony punishable by not less than one year nor more than five years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.

The case is being prosecuted by the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit, which was established under a partnership between the Division of Criminal Justice and the Department of Labor to investigate and prosecute alleged fraud in the unemployment compensation program. 

It is financed with funds provided by the U.S. Department of Labor. The unit is grateful for the assistance it received from the U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the New Canaan Police Department.

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