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Matter of Santo

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jul 20, 2000
274 A.D.2d 816 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

July 20, 2000.

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 6, 1999, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

Patrick F. Broderick, Bayside, for appellant.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney-General (Linda D. Joseph of counsel), New York City, for respondent.

Before: Mercure, J.P., Crew III, Peters, Spain and Mugglin, JJ.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant was not totally unemployed during the period he was collecting unemployment insurance benefits. The record establishes that during the relevant time period claimant was the sole shareholder and an officer of a laundry business. Although claimant's activities were minimal and he received no remuneration, he nevertheless visited the business once a week, made deposits personally or directed a family member to do so, and claimed an ordinary income loss from the operation of the business on his personal income tax return. Under these circumstances we find no reason to disturb the Board's decision (see, Matter of Johnston [Commissioner of Labor], 253 A.D.2d 949; Matter of Firsching [Commissioner of Labor], 192 A.D.2d 1011). Furthermore, inasmuch as claimant failed to disclose his status as a corporate officer when certifying for benefits, substantial evidence supports the Board's finding that claimant made willful false statements to obtain benefits (see, Matter of Weinstein [Commissioner of Labor], 254 A.D.2d 656).

ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.


Summaries of

Matter of Santo

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jul 20, 2000
274 A.D.2d 816 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

Matter of Santo

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF THE CLAIM OF JOSEPH V. SANTO, Appellant. COMMISSIONER OF…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Jul 20, 2000

Citations

274 A.D.2d 816 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
711 N.Y.S.2d 75