Unemployment fraud claims continue to put RIers’ identities at risk

Nancy Lavin

May 26, 2021 9:03 am

The STATE CONTINUES TO FIND AND INVESTIGATE fraudulent unemployment claims being filed in state residents' names./ AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File — THE NUMBER of people collecting weekly continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island dipped last week by 63, to 69,237, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP PHOTO/Paul Sakuma

PROVIDENCE – Pandemic restrictions may be ending, but fraudsters masquerading as unemployed Rhode Islanders seeking government benefits are alive and well. The R.I. Department of Labor and Training continues to see a steady wave of fraudulent unemployment claims – about 6,200 confirmed fake claims were found this month alone, out of more than 75,000 identified…