18 Detroit school employees suspended in probe of unemployment fraud

From The Detroit Free Press: The Detroit school district has suspended 18 employees and identified 14 former employees in connection with unemployment fraud that cost the district $470,464. The employees allegedly collected unemployment benefits while working for the district within the past four years. Individual fraudulent claims ranged from $1,900 to $31,000. The employees included a director, an auditor, a teacher, a special education aide, a school services assistant and a noon-hour aide.