By Greg Bishop, subtitled “Partial federal records indicate $429 million in unemployment fraud,” includes “ … The state borrows money from the federal government to help pay for the required benefits, and $4.5 billion in debt is still owed, costing taxpayers tens of millions in interest. … State Rep. Tim Butler, R-Springfield, said taxpayers still don’t know how much fraud there’s been. …” (Note: During Truth in Accounting’s transparency score research, we found Illinois’ financial report received a qualified opinion from its auditors because of “material weaknesses” in the system that process unemployment benefits.)