Find the best financial services for you at: SMARTFINANCESOLUTIONS.NET - I owed the employment development department money, I couldnt pay it back so I filed bankruptcy? - I lost my job by the time I found a job I was so much in debt that I couldnt keep up with my payments so I lied and was continuing to collect unemployment with the hopes of getting a better job so I could pay it back, the employment development department ended up sending me a bill saying I owed them plus interest, I couldnt pay it back and was in alot of debt so I filed chap 7 bankruptcy, my question is if I get laid off again can I still collect unemployment? -