Using the immigrant's name and the Social Security numbers of unsuspecting citizens, Vasquez would submit claims to James Snell, a co-conspirator in the unemployment department who approved the applications and supplement any missing information. In exchange for his cooperation, Vasquez would take Snell out to lunch occasionally and buy him bottles of gin.
I hope they throw the book at this traitor too! A bottle of gin? Lunch out? C'mon he gave out $700K in claims he knew were false, he and Vasquez should be made to pay restituion. If they can't afford to pay in CASH immediately then everything they own should be seized!