Eight city of Philadelphia employees are charged after allegedly providing false information to try to illegally obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance funds.
CHICAGO (WLS) A man in Chicago was surprised to receive an unemployment tax form from the state of Ohio. That s because he s never lived in Ohio and he hasn t filed for unemployment.
Manford Holmes sad he received a 1099-G form, which is sent to people who have filed for unemployment. He wants to know how this happened and what it will take to clear his name.
Holmes said he received the form in the mail from the state of Ohio. I ve never lived in Ohio, he said. I was frightened.
It s a form sent to people who ve received unemployment benefits because the IRS requires benefits be reported as income. Manford believes someone filed for unemployment using his name and personal information.