Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs

by GEOFF MULVIHILL and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press

Sun, February 28th 2021, 5:15 PM UTC

Web pages used to show information for collecting unemployment insurance in Virginia, right, and reporting fraud and identity theft in Pennsylvania, are displayed on the respective state web pages, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Cynthia Sbertoli talks about her experience going on unemployment Thursday, February 25, 2021, in Upper Arlington, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

A man walks past a "Now Hiring" sign on a window at Sherwin Williams store, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Woodmere Village, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Web pages used to show information for collecting unemployment insurance in Virginia, right, and reporting fraud and identity theft in Pennsylvania, are displayed on the respective state web pages, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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