State paid out $6 million in fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Throughout the pandemic, many have reported having trouble getting unemployment benefits after being laid off.
But here s a new one. A Franklin woman says the state keeps telling her she s been approved for benefits, even though she s never applied and she still has a job.
It turns out, this is a case of fraud. It s happening across the country. And here in Tennessee, it s cost taxpayers millions of dollars in the last year alone.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The pandemic has forced 1.07 million Tennesseans to file for unemployment for the first time.
The state is struggling to process the surge in claims, even with more manpower and more overtime than ever before.
Memphis resident Arnita Cole is waiting for her unemployment money.
Last March, Cole was laid off from the temp agency that assigned her to Graceland.
“I liked it. I took pictures with guests and they would send me pictures,” said Cole. “But with COVID, we couldn’t work.”
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