Milton Mills woman charged with unemployment fraud

CONCORD - A Milton Mills woman has been indicted on one count of unemployment compensation fraud, a class A felony.

The indictment, which was handed down on Dec. 19 according to the state's Attorney General's Office, alleges that between the weeks ending Sept. 9, 2017, and March 17, 2018, Allison Roy knowingly failed to disclose her employment and earnings to the Department of Employment Security in order to obtain or increase her unemployment compensation benefits.

Court documents allege that on 26 occasions she submitted a weekly continued claim form and answered "No" to the question: "Did you work or perform any services, including self-employment last week? Regardless of whether or not you have been paid for the work or services."

As a result, Roy is alleged to have fraudulently received $6,820.00 in unemployment compensation benefits.

The indictment is not an indication of guilt, rather that enough evidence has been gathered to warrant a trial.

A Class A felony carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in state prison

The Department of Employment Security provides unemployment compensation benefits to eligible claimants who are unemployed through no fault of their own. The Department investigates and prosecutes both criminal and civil unemployment compensation fraud with the goal of protecting New Hampshire's unemployment compensation trust fund.

This case is being prosecuted by Attorney Adam L. Woods, who prosecutes unemployment fraud cases in the Department of Justice.