Posted on 08/05/2010 11:20:59 AM PDT by La Lydia
The investigative arm of Colorado’s Independence Institute is reporting that officials at the state’s labor agency defied the law by disabling computer software and thereby allowing “unqualified citizens and illegal aliens” to receive unemployment insurance since early 2009. Here’s the story by Todd Shepherd:
"Independence Investigates has obtained internal emails from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) showing that a software control intended to prevent the payment of unemployment insurance to unqualified citizens as well as to illegal aliens was shut off in early 2009.
"The emails dictate that former CDLE unemployment insurance director Mike Cullen demanded “Work Order 51662” be given top priority within the department. Completion of the work order would mean various questions asked of someone filing for unemployment regarding citizenship would effectively be ignored by a computer system.
"The documents also show that several individuals within the department immediately raised the issue that the work order might be circumventing the law, specifically House Bill 06-1023. HB 1023 was passed in a special session of the legislature in 2006, and mandated that certain government benefits, such as unemployment insurance, be denied to illegal aliens.
"In one email, an IT technician says, “This seems to be a super fast slam dunk. Do we need anything in writing from [director] Mike Cullen as this seems to be a violation of the law (HB-1023)?”
"Another email from a different IT technician predicted media fallout, saying, “…this ain’t all so hard to do, BUT we will effectively disabling the legislature's HB-1023 which is now state law. When Channel 4 news finds out, lots of people will be pointing (fingers) and saying, ‘it wasn’t me.’”
http://investigates.i2i.org/2010/08/05/documents-reveal-potential-widespread-fraud-at-department-of-labor/
Any links to Pelosi and Reid?
So they can change their software to give checks but California cannot change it’s software to reduce payments/
The obviously left-wing bureaucrat would probably justify his actions by saying something to the effect of “...well these people (illegals) paid into the Unemployment insurance fund via premiums paid by their employers so they should be able to get the benefits...”
That’s like saying if a con man takes out a life insurance policy on a homeless person, makes a few premium payments, and then sees to it that the vagrant’s lifestyle results in his premature death, should be able to collect the death benefit. I don’t think so.
What the left-wing bureaucrat did was, in effect, to say “I don’t care what the Legislature has said, I don’t care what the law is, I am going to give away public funds to people who aren’t entitled to it — because I can.” This is called criminal activity.
Bill him, Dano
Mike Cullen, who was responsible for this questionable directive, now works for a private software company that has contracts with the state to combat unemployment fraud.
That is hilarious. Which software company?
Why? he is a 'government worker' probably in a union. Untouchable! A law unto himself. Get over it!
STATEMENT OF MICHAEL CULLEN
MANAGING DIRECTOR ON POINT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
UNITED STATES SENATE
Hearing on Reducing Overpayments and Increasing Quality in the Unemployment System
May 25, 2010
Chairman Baucus, Ranking Member Grassley, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning.I am Mike Cullen, Managing Director at On Point Technology. On Point Technology’sentire focus is Unemployment Insurance, and as a company we take pride in ouremployees’ experience and expertise in this arena.
Prior to joining On Point, I spent 14 years with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, serving six years as the State’s Unemployment Insurance Program Director – our staff possesses similar backgrounds as career state unemployment insurance professionals. For over 20 years, On Point’s solutions have enabled 15 states to find and collect improperly paid UIbenefits, returning hundreds of millions of dollars to their state trust funds. We are proud to provide more efficient management systems that strengthen UI programs and helpminimize tax burdens on employers.
Where’s the DOJ? Oh that’s right, it was taken over by Karl Marx.
I think they are a bit shallow on this one. Shutting off the software prevented the discovery of the fraud that led to the democrat take over in Colorado. They were already circumventing the law, but lack of records gave them cover and lots of illegal voters.
Do you think the post is going to report this?
French anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was famous for his declaration that -Property is theft! (French: La propriété, c’est le vol!) This should be updated to — “Government is theft”
Since Mike Cullen gave away millions in Colorado taxpayer money I would sentence him to a decade or two in prison. He stole from the taxpayers. This is the same kind of commie parasite who pushes for gay marriage.
I’ll bet Colorado’s budget is tight these days and those squandered millions would come in handy these days.
This is fraud and people should be going to jail over it.
But since it’s a lefty cause nothing will happen.
The ends justify the means.
This would be the Colorado Attorney General office’s task. The attorney general is a Republican who is running for re-election, so he might actually do something about it.
Pravda on the Platte? Are you serious?
;-)
Regards,
TS
Heh heh. I commented on a TV station’s version of the story (at least they ran it on their website) and asked that very question.
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