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State Department of Labor & Industry resolves 26,000 fraudulent claims since January
Faced with a record-braking spike in Unemployment Compensation (UC) claims over the past three years, the state Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) said it has resolved more than 26,000 UC fraud reports in the first six months of the Shapiro Administration.
‘Revenue department’ fraudsters scamming Pa. Businesses
Businesses in Pennsylvania are being warned that scam artists may be preying on them.
Harrisburg restaurateur faces fines, jail for pandemic-related fraud charges
A Dauphin County restaurant owner faces $2.6 million in fines and up to 90 years in prison after allegedly defrauding the federal government out of $237,500 in loans from the Small Business Administration.
State hires identity-verifying firm for PUA program after fraud problems
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry announced delays in sending checks last week after it discovered numerous cases of fraudulent claims including the arrests of 18 prison inmates and their accomplices for allegedly making $300,000 in claims on stolen identities.
State charges 20 more with conducting a PUA fraud scheme
The state’s top law enforcement agent charged 18 prison inmates and two accomplices with fraudulently obtaining $300,000 in unemployment benefits reserved for employees who lost their job as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Suspected fraud delays Pa.’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry said there is going to be a delay in payments for new applicants to the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program after it detected potential fraud.
Fighting the cons: As more scammers target the elderly, banks are taking steps to help clients protect their assets and themselves from thieves
Bank officials and financial advisers are making it their mission to educate and protect elderly patrons from becoming victims of predators out to scam them and take their money.
Experts warn of dangers from alternative payment systems
On a regular basis, the e-commerce director at a Pennsylvania manufacturer used PayPal, as well as other digital and person-to person payment systems to buy equipment and services on behalf of the company.
