Crime & Safety

Bridgeport Man Illegally Collected Unemployment Benefits: DCJ

He collected nearly $14,000 illegally, according to the Division of Criminal Justice.

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Bridgeport man was arrested after he collected around $14,000 in unemployment benefits while working at a supermarket, according to Division of Criminal Justice officials.

Walter Bonn, 67, under reported wages he received while working at a supermarket from December 2011 to August 2014, according to a DCJ press release.

He was released on a $10,000 bond after being charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud.

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