Colorado’s Unemployment Fraud Task Force referred 17 cases for criminal prosecution tied to $300,000 worth of alleged unemployment fraud, state officials announced Friday.
Colorado AG forms task force to track down unemployment fraudsters
DAs team up with state and federal investigators
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Unemployment fraud has impacted many people across Colorado as fraudsters have made fake unemployment claims using identity theft tactics. With so many victims of this fraud, the state s unemployment system has also struggled to meet the needs of everyone who needs the benefits.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â News5 continues to track unemployment fraud seen by our neighbors here in southern Colorado and the strain it s put on the entire system impacting the ability of people who need the benefits to access them. Now top state and federal legal and law enforcement minds are teaming-up to fight the fraud.