Two members of a secretive evangelical church were charged Friday in an unemployment benefits scheme that former congregants said was part of a plan to keep money flowing in despite the struggling economy. They were both charged in a criminal bill of information, which generally means defendants have agreed to waive indictment and plead guilty. Jerry Gross owned the Foot & Ankle Center of the Carolinas in Forest City, North Carolina. But in 2013, North Carolina legislators tied benefits to the state’s unemployment rate. “If a company is trying to make workers work while they collect unemployment, that’s a potential fraud situation,” Parker said.

Source: National Post May 11, 2018 22:04 UTC