Ohio's unemployment office deluged with bogus claims: Capitol Letter
Ohio’s unemployment office deluged with bogus claims: Capitol Letter Updated Feb 12, 2021; Posted Feb 12, 2021 Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings Scammers’ delight: “Unemployment scammers appear to have targeted Ohio to an unprecedented degree last week, as tens of thousands of new claims were flagged as potentially fraudulent,” writes Jeremy Pelzer. State officials said as a result of having to review all the new claims for fraud, Ohio’s already lengthy wait times for benefits will become even longer for some legitimate applicants. Job one: Ohio Department of Health Director Stepha...