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Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday named Cami Feek as commissioner of the state’s Employment Security Department, which last year temporarily suspended unemployment benefits payments after discovering that criminals had used stolen Social Security numbers and other personal information to file fraudulent claims.
Gov. names Feek as Employment Security Department head June 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail In this undated photo provided by the Washington State Employment Security Dept., Cami Feek, the agency's new commissioner, is shown. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Feek's appointment Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Olympia, Wash. Feek had been working as acting commissioner for the ESD since February, 2021. (Washington Employment Security Dept./via AP)AP OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday named Cami Feek as commissioner of the state’s Employment Security Department, which last year t...
The new commissioner replaces Suzi LeVine, who left to work for the Biden administration.
The new commissioner replaces Suzi LeVine, who left to work for the Biden administration. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 12:57 PM PDT June 9, 2021 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee is naming a new Employment Security Department commissioner Wednesday. Inslee is expected to announce the new commissioner during a press conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Check back for a live stream of the announcement. The new commissioner replaces the position left vacant by Suzi LeVine, who left to join the Biden administration. LeVine's departure was effective Feb. 1. Since ...
Dispute in Olympia over claim of $1.1 billion in potential unemployment fraud By Paul Roberts and Jim Brunner, Paul Roberts and Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times Published: April 14, 2021, 8:19am Share: Washington’s unemployment agency was “wholly unprepared” to prevent or even detect a massive criminal fraud scheme that stole more than $640 million amid a surge in jobless claims last year, a new investigation has concluded. While most of last spring’s fraud has been tied to foreign cybercriminals, one state employee is under criminal investigation for “potential misapp...