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U.S. Department of Labor Iowa has fielded at least 37,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to state officials.
Iowa has fielded at least 37,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to state officials.
That works out to more than 87 fraudulent claims filed each day of the pandemic. Those claims are tied specifically to identity theft, wherein people have filed claims pretending to be real Iowans who may or may not be jobless.
“The last few months we saw the largest increase in those numbers, with last week having a significant decrease,” Iowa Workforce Development Deputy Director Ryan West said.
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Iowa has fielded at least 37,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to state officials.
Iowa has fielded at least 37,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to state officials.
That works out to more than 87 fraudulent claims filed each day of the pandemic. Those claims are tied specifically to identity theft, wherein people have filed claims pretending to be real Iowans who may or may not be jobless.
“The last few months we saw the largest increase in those numbers, with last week having a significant decrease,” Iowa Workforce Development Deputy Director Ryan West said.