Carla Oglesby, Accused of Stealing $300K from Illinois Taxpayers, Files for Unemployment Benefits Six Days After Arrest

SHAME: Carla Oglesby, who faces felony public corruption charges, filed a claim with the Illinois Department of Employment Security on October 10, six days after she was arrested, even though she allegedly stole $300,000 from taxpayers, according to the Chicago Sun Times. She previously served as Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's deputy chief of staff.

The 41-year-old lost her job October 5 after details emerged of how she allegedly handed no-work contracts to businesses, including her own PR company.

The so-called “24-9’’ contracts fell just below the $25,000 threshold that would require approval by county commissioners.

Cook County officials were shocked to receive notice of Oglesby’s claim Tuesday and now have an opportunity to dispute her benefits claim.

An application for unemployment benefits may be denied if the job was lost through misconduct, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Source

I hope her claim is denied. This is unconscionable and a lowdown dirty shame. Despite the legal trouble she put herself in, she's still trying to shake-down the people of Illinois. There are some people in our midst who just keep on trying to game the system and Carla Oglesby is one such person.