The first signs that Catherine and William Martin were victims of unemployment fraud began a few months ago when the two began getting debit cards in the mail that potentially could be loaded with unemployment benefits.
Seven ReliCards came in the mail in just one day from Indiana. All in all, the Zanesville couple has received 16 cards with different names from multiple states.
Then there were the tax forms from Ohio, Michigan, Maine and Virginia documenting the unemployment benefits the Martins supposedly received in 2020. The Michigan tax form showed someone claimed $4,880 in benefits in their name in 2020.
They ve also received a letter from the Kentucky unemployment system telling them they were eligible for a maximum weekly benefit of $569, and documents showing claims were filed in Massachusetts as well.