ALBANY, N.Y. â Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced the launch of a new identity verification tool, ID.me, to fight unemployment benefits fraud and help New Yorkers with bona fide claims verify their identities and receive benefits faster.
The Department of Labor has identified over 500,000 fraudulent claims and stopped over $6.4 billion in payments to criminals since the start of the pandemic and distributed over $70 billion in legitimate unemployment benefits to 4.2 million New Yorkers since March 2020.Â
In addition, the Department of Labor is also bolstering its anti-fraud efforts by launching a new web page to provide New Yorkers with a step-by-step guide for protecting their identity from cybercriminals.Â