1. "Misconduct" can have differently meanings depending on the purporse for which it is being applied.
2. I don't see how you can challenge anything. It was fraud, pure and simple. You claimed that Joe made the payment even though it was your money.
3. There is always an appeal provision, but that seems to imply you think you'll lose. So do I.
4. Nope.
5. Hardly any.
6. Nope.
7. Nope.
8. Yep.
Here's where your logic was convoluted (not including the fraud issue). If you had been fired for the failure to collect the stated dollar amount, you almost certainly would have qualified for benefits. This way, you almost certainly don't. So now, you don't have a job OR UI benefits.

