Crime & Safety

New Haven Woman Charged With Unemployment Fraud

She collected more than $16,000 in benefits illegally, according to the Division of Criminal Justice.

NEW HAVEN, CT — A city woman was charged with illegally collecting more than $16,000 in unemployment compensation benefits.

Kismet Douglass, 42, was arrested by inspectors from the Office of the Chief State's Attorney and charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud.

Douglass under reported wages she earned at Yale University and Old Navy in order to collect the benefits, according to the Division of Criminal Justice.

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She was released on a $10,000 bond.

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