Beshear creates task force to stop unemployment fraud
Beshear creates task force to stop unemployment fraud April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Monday creating a task forced aimed at stopping unemployment fraud, as the state sees an increase in fake claims during the pandemic. A release from Beshear's office said the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Fraud Detection and Prevention Task Force will consist of state and federal agencies who will “investigate, prosecute and prevent unemployment insurance fraud." “Like many other states across the country, Kentucky has seen...