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Created: February 08, 2021 06:00 PM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Has someone been collecting unemployment benefits in your name? You might think it’s an odd question but thousands of people in our region are finding out the hard way they’ve been the victim of identity theft and now, at tax time, they’re stuck cleaning up the mess. At the start of the pandemic when the economy was shut down, unemployment claims were coming in fast and furious. New York State’s unemployment website was constantly crashing, the phone lines were crushed and those in need were made to wait weeks if not months for the benefits they were entitled to. ....