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State Employee Charged in Over $1 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme

Maryland businesses have trouble trying to resolve unemployment fraud

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

Fraudsters flood Maryland labor department with fake unemployment claims

Victims of unemployment fraud struggling to notify state labor department

Victims of unemployment fraud struggling to notify state labor department Victims of unemployment fraud struggling to notify state labor department and last updated 2021-02-11 06:42:44-05 BALTIMORE — While many still wait for their unemployment insurance benefits, scammers have found a way to cheat the system. “My 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,” said Dorothea Townes. Townes was informed that someone had used her name and social security number to file a claim for unemployment insurance benefits. “I felt violated, I was depressed, I was overanxious because I never had anything like that done to me before,” Townes said.

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