Thousands of apparent victims of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud have received unexpected tax documents reporting income to the IRS they never took.
Reply
The woman followed the scammer s instructions and purchased $20,500 worth of gift cards from various establishments such as CVS and Lowe s and then relayed the card information to the scammer, Newtown police said. (Shutterstock)
NEWTOWN, PA The Newtown Township Police Department reported the following incidents between Feb. 12 and Feb. 25, 2021.
February 12
At 8:15 a.m., a resident called police to report that an unemployment claim was fraudulently opened in his name. A report was filed, and the man was told to contact the unemployment office.
Subscribe
At 3 p.m., a Wrightstown Township resident reported receiving a scam call from PECO. The scammer claimed to be a PECO employee who told her that her bill was past due and her electricity would be shut off in two hours unless she paid with a pre-paid debit card. The resident was told to purchase three $500 pre-paid cards at CVS and provided the card information to the scammer. When the resident contacted PECO directly
Taxed for Unemployment Benefits You Never Filed for: The Latest Layer of Fraud – NBC10 Philadelphia nbcphiladelphia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcphiladelphia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Judge David Langham
An intriguing decision was rendered by the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Decision in October 2020:
Anesthesia Associates v. Weinstein Supply, A-5033-18T4 and A-5718-18T4. The case consolidates for appeal two decisions of New Jersey workers compensation judges regarding jurisdiction over medical billing disputes. It is intriguing for its analysis of jurisdiction, its reliance upon secondary authority, and for its defense of workers compensation judges.
A side element of intrigue in many workers compensation opinions is the volume of abbreviation engaged by the court; this is a great example. Essentially, the Court said:
the WCA is interpreted as regards the jurisdiction over AAM and SJC MPCs. There is involvement of the PABWC, as well as the PDOLI in one case and WCBNY in the other. Each MPC was instigated by an MPAP under the WCA.