North Kingstown Man Pleads No Contest to Unemployment Fraud

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI— Christenzio Mangione, 45, of North Kingstown, pleaded nolo contendere today before Superior Court Magistrate Patrick Burke to one count of obtaining money under false pretenses over $1,500. He was accused of collecting more than $14,000 in unemployment insurance benefits while he was working.

Under the terms of the plea, Mangione was sentenced to 10 years suspended with probation and ordered to pay $14,202 in restitution at a rate of no less than $120 per month.

Had the case proceeded to trial, the State was prepared to prove that on dates between June 18, 2011 and October 24, 2011, Mangione failed to accurately report his weekly earnings to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (RDLT) when he called in to the RIDLT Teleserve voice response system to authorize his weekly unemployment benefits. While Mangione was collecting unemployment insurance benefits, he was working for Custom Iron Works, Inc. in Coventry, Kilmartin's office said.

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