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Colorado finds more fraudulent PUA claims made July-August, says $300/week benefits will start next week

DENVER – The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday that around 48,000 federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims for self-employed workers filed between mid-July and late ...

Ohio unemployment fraud scheme uncovered, $311K improperly paid

An investigation has revealed a significant unemployment fraud scheme involving former Ohio Department of Job and Family ...
Pacific Daily News

PUA fraud case defendant's attorney says only 39% of discovery reviewed

Attorney Louie Yanza, who represents Tina Sanchez, one of seven defendants charged in a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud case, estimates he's only reviewed about 39% of discovery.
WCPO Cincinnati

State: ODJFS employee tried improperly filling COVID-era unemployment claims, including her own

CINCINNATI — A Cincinnati woman has been indicted on multiple charges after Ohio officials claim she improperly accessed unemployment claims from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program while she ...
American Enterprise Institute

Despite Staggering Improper Payments, New Labor Department Report Calls for Reviving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

As America prepares to celebrate Labor Day, it’s timely to wonder what the US Department of Labor (DOL) has been up to. One noteworthy recent action was DOL’s August 21 release of a report on improper ...