The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions overpaid residents hundreds of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits and is asking residents to pay back.
The Maryland Department of Labor said it is still investigating an increasing number of potential fraud cases, but the 11 News I-Team has learned of several instances that apparently slipped through the cracks.One man received an unemployment debit card despite not having filed for benefits. He and his boss said they had problems getting a fraud investigation going until the I-Team intervened.At American Home and Hardware in Elkton, Harry Brown and some of his employees are wondering how they became targets of unemployment fraud and why it took weeks for the Maryland Department of Labor to respond to requests for an investigation. It has been extra stressful at a time where it s stressful enough dealing with the problems the pandemic created for our business, Brown said.Brown told the 11 News I-Team that in December and January, the DOL got the names of six employees supposedly seeking unemployment benefits, but the workers are still on the job and had not filed, including Cole
Victims of unemployment fraud struggling to notify state labor department
Victims of unemployment fraud struggling to notify state labor department
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BALTIMORE â While many still wait for their unemployment insurance benefits, scammers have found a way to cheat the system.
âMy employer sent me an email. I thought it was like, oh this a spam email, but then when I got the phone call, I knew it was real,â said Dorothea Townes.
Townes was informed that someone had used her name and social security number to file a claim for unemployment insurance benefits.
âI felt violated, I was depressed, I was overanxious because I never had anything like that done to me before,â Townes said.
Thieves change bank account information to steal weeks of unemployment benefits
Unemployment fraud continues to surge around the country and Tennessee is seeing a similar spike.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Tennessee officials say unemployment insurance fraud âremains an issue across the country and Tennessee is not immune.â
Itâs estimated that more than $36 billion was stolen from out-of-work Americans around the country. However, the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development (TDLWD) tells us theyâve seen âa relatively low percentage of potentially fraudulent claims.â
Lesley Albert of Nashville is waiting for her fraud dispute to be resolved. This is the second time sheâs had her account compromised since this past summer.
These Alaskans on unemployment say they did what officials asked but the state still wants them to pay back some benefits Published December 12, 2020
Becky Phillips, her boyfriend Steven Jones, and their 5-month-old daughter Allison Jones stand outside their apartment on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Anchorage. Phillips was recently told by the State of Alaska that she needed to return nearly $3,500 in improperly distributed unemployment benefits. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
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Print article Anchorage resident Becky Phillips collected unemployment benefits for months after losing her job in March during the COVID-19 pandemic. She used the money for rent, other bills and expenses for her newborn daughter, Allison.