Florida Reemployment Assistance Fraud Notice Mandatory

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W	h	a	t is 	
R	ee	mp	lo	y	m	e	n	t 	
Assistance 	F	ra	ud	?	 	
  
  
 
 
 
   
If you 	think	 you	 m	ay 	
have co	mm	itted	 R	A	 	
fr	aud,	 let	 us he	lp you 	
to add	ress 	the 	issue.	 	
  
D	on’t de	lay	 – ask a 	
R	A	 rep	resen	tative 	for	 	
he	lp 	toda	y. 	
D	id you k	now	? 	
 
If you knowingly collec	t bene	fits bas	ed 	on fals	e or inacc	urate 	
information tha	t you intentiona	lly provided when claiming your 	
benefits	, you are 	comm	itting fraud	. Re	emplo	ymen	t Assistance 	
frau	d is punis	hab	le by law an	d viola	tors could fac	e a nu	mbe	r of 	
ser	ious pen	alties an	d consequ	enc	es. 	
 
Exam	ple	s of RA frau	d could inc	lude:	 	
 
• 	An 	ind	ividua	l returns to work but continue	s to collec	t RA 	
bene	fits. 	
• 	An 	ind	ividua	l works a pa	rt-tim	e job bu	t doe	s no	t repo	rt his or 	
he	r ea	rning	s to the state, the	reb	y collec	ting more 	bene	fits than 	
he or she 	is all	owed. 	
• 	An 	ind	ividua	l performs tem	po	rary work while collec	ting R	A 	
bene	fits, bu	t doe	s no	t repo	rt the ea	rnings when filin	g his or her 	
week	ly claim. 	
• 	An 	ind	ividua	l hold	s ba	ck information or gives false information 	
to the state R	A agency	. 	
 
If you co	mm	it RA fraud	, the	n you 	could face a variety of 	
ser	ious pen	alties	. Thes	e inc	lude: 	
 
• 	Pr	os	ecution by governmen	t au	tho	rities	. 	
• 	Poss	ible jail or prison sentenc	es	. 	
• 	Rep	aying the R	A bene	fits collec	ted	, plu	s pe	nalties an	d fines	. 	
• 	Forfeiting future 	federal 	inc	om	e tax refunds	. 	
• 	Lo	sing elig	ibility to collec	t RA bene	fits until all debts have been	 	
 	repaid	. 	  
Anyone who collec	ts Reem	plo	ym	en	t Assistance 	bene	fits is legal	ly 	
res	pons	ible for mak	ing sure 	he or she 	foll	ows the r	equi	remen	ts set 	
by state law. Failu	re 	to foll	ow the r	ules can r	es	ult in ser	ious 	
cons	equenc	es. 	
 	 	
FOR 	MO	RE	 INFORM	ATI	ON	, CON	TA	CT YOU	R RE	EM	PLO	YM	ENT 	
ASSISTANCE	 AGENCY BY CA	LL	ING 1-800	-342	-99	09 	O	R VISIT:	 	
www.floridajobs.org/job	-seekers	-community	-services