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The United States Department of Agriculture has announced new guidelines for certified organic food in an effort to crack down on fraud in the industry. We discuss the industry, its popularity and the fraud.
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Almost a year after identity thieves made off with tens of billions of dollars in COVID-19 unemployment relief, the system remains vulnerable. And scammers are coming to light now during tax time.
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Over 120,000 claims for traditional unemployment were filed in Ohio in the last week. At least 21,000 are suspected to be fraudulent, bringing the total…
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Three Columbus residents are facing federal charges for allegedly filing fraudulent pandemic unemployment applications. Pandemic unemployment assistance…
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While filings for unemployment benefits slowly ticked up in January, the last two weeks of reported numbers show an explosion of jobless claims. The Ohio…
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Fraud in the state’s unemployment system cost Ohio more than $330 million in just the last three months of last year. And there could still be fraud among…
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This year's tax season means 1.7 million 1099-G forms will go out to Ohioans, requiring them to declare unemployment benefits as income. The forms will be…
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The federal government has authorized an additional $300 weekly unemployment checks, but many Ohioans say they are not getting them yet.Ohio Department of…
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Some victims of unemployment fraud in recent months are starting to worry they will be on the hook to pay taxes for money they didn’t receive.Medina…
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Ohio has released for payment around a fifth of the 270,000 jobless claims placed on hold during a fraud investigation. For self-employed workers and…