Fraud Plagues Washington State as Bogus Claimants Steal Unemployment Benefits

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Fraud Plagues Washington State as Bogus Claimants Steal Unemployment Benefits Davis ## Reporter 05/17/20 (Sun) 05:36:20 13feec No.258724

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle says it’s working with Washington state to “track down and prosecute” criminals stealing unemployment benefits. But it’s also urging the state to “address and fix the vulnerabilities in their system” that, according to a report by other federal investigators, may have helped Washington become the top target in a national scam.

Friday’s statement from U.S. Attorney Brian Moran comes a day after the state Employment Security Department temporarily halted benefits payments while it dealt with a surge of bogus claims for unemployment insurance that were filed using the identities of unsuspecting workers.

The Employment Security Department, which plans to restart benefits payments on Saturday, blames much of what it calls “impostor theft” on sophisticated criminals using stolen Social Security numbers and other personal data to access the state’s unemployment insurance system.

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/05/fraud-plagues-washington-state-as-bogus-claimants-steal-unemployment-benefits.html

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