Over $300,000 of COVID-19 unemployment benefits fraudulently released, Ohio probe finds
An Ohio Inspector General investigation found that two intermittent ODJFS employees improperly released over $300,000 ...
Ohio unemployment fraud scheme uncovered, $311K improperly paid
An investigation has revealed a significant unemployment fraud scheme involving former Ohio Department of Job and Family ...
State’s unemployment insurance debt is $20 billion — and counting. Will lawmakers act?
State analysts have a plan to fix the "structural insolvency" of unemployment benefits but it’s unclear if lawmakers will get ...
After temp job, worker accessed Ohio unemployment, releasing nearly $7 million in fraud claims, state says
A state subcontractor, who was able to continue to access Ohio’s unemployment insurance system after his job ended, is ...
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS: Former EDD employee and her former boyfriend plead guilty to COVID jobless benefits fraud
Phyllis Hope Stitt, 61, of Carson, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and bank fraud for filing at least 29 fraudulent UI claims that caused the ...
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The $20B unemployment insurance problem
For more than 15 years, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office has been ringing alarm bells about the state’s ...
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Former Detroit Lakes man must pay back $55,000 for unemployment fraud
DETROIT LAKES — Anthony Poatient Wehyee, 58, of Fergus Falls, formerly of Detroit Lakes, has been ordered to pay over $55,000 ...
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COVID-19 unemployment scheme involves stealing coworker's personal information
News 3 uncovered recent case in Hampton Roads that impacted dozens of victims and cost the public hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Washington state gets NY bank to pay $10M for its role in pandemic unemployment fraud
Metropolitan Commercial Bank will reimburse Washington state $10 million in unemployment funds stolen during the pandemic, ...
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Unemployment isn’t recession-ready — but it’s getting better, says acting Labor secretary
Julie Su, the acting Department of Labor secretary, has often been scrutinized for her role in California during the pandemic ...