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Unemployment fraud still hampers individuals, states one year into COVID
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says it is working to combat the issue flagging 100,000 suspected fraudulent claims in December. Author: Bennett Haeberle Updated: 6:05 PM EST March 9, 2021
When the novel coronavirus struck last March, it shuttered businesses, forced layoffs and led to increasing fears of an economic downturn.
That’s when Doe Carter was worried.
“I was scared sh less,” she said. “We were all just let’s take a breather, let’s see what’s going on.”
What was going on was the worst pandemic in generations.
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Akron Family Restaurant is a small restaurant just west of downtown Akron.
Pre-COVID, the restaurant employed 44 people. Since the pandemic, owner Dean Corpas said he now has 19 employees.
But the small business has received more than 100 notifications from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services of bogus unemployment claims as part of the massive unemployment fraud hitting the state and nation.
None of the employees ever worked at the 36-year-old restaurant.
Unemployment fraud has been widespread during the pandemic, especially with programs like the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program created by the federal government to provide aid for those workers traditionally not eligible for benefits, including the self-employed and independent contractors.
Unemployment Benefits Fraud Could Top $200 Billion
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ID.me CEO tells the Identity Theft Resource Center® on the monthly “The Fraudian Slip” podcast that unemployment benefits fraud could top $200 billion.
ID.me CEO tells the Identity Theft Resource Center on the monthly “The Fraudian Slip” podcast that unemployment benefits fraud could top $200 billion SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) March 05, 2021 Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, released a new episode of The Fraudian Slip where ID.me Founder and CEO Blake Hall says he believes unemployment benefits fraud could top $200 billion (14:45 mark in the podcast). ID.me provides identity verification services to a majority of states in the wake of the unprecedented level of identity-related unemployment benefits fraud.