Crime & Safety
Norwalk Man Committed Unemployment Fraud: Officials
He allegedly collected about $13,000 in benefits while working at a job, according to state officials.
NORWALK, CT — A Norwalk man was arrested after he illegally collected about $13,000 in unemployment compensation benefits, according to officials.
Matthew Yost, 40, collected the benefits between March and August 2014 while he was working at a Stratford heating and cooling business, according to the State Division of Criminal Justice.
He is charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud.
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