(AP) A federal grand jury in Kansas City has indicted 10 former employees of the Internal Revenue Service for unemployment benefits fraud.
The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri said in a release Thursday that the 10 former IRS employees are accused of receiving more than $112,000 in unemployment benefits while they were working for the IRS.
All 10 are from the Kansas City area and were charged in a 20-count indictment that was sealed until all had made their initial court appearances.
They’re each accused of taking anywhere from about $6,000 to $21,000 in fraudulent benefits, totaling $112,609. The defendants are each charged with one count of theft of government property and one count of bank fraud.