Jan 25, 2021
As the number of applications for unemployment assistance exploded all over the country, so did the opportunities for fraud theft of taxpayer dollars. Officials in most states have been working hard against it, but the onslaught is overwhelming.
Ohio Job and Family Services Director Kim Henderson told another media outlet a lot of work has been done to weed out illegitimate claims. But one infiltration has proved a challenge.
“We know this is a national problem. There is a belief it is the result of international crime rings,” Henderson told a reporter for WBNS in Columbus of the thieves stealing personal information to apply for unemployment benefits.