Mass. officials uncover unemployment scheme

BOSTON – State officials say they have uncovered an unemployment-insurance scheme involving nearly 600 fraudulent claims, The Associated Press reported last week.
Mass. Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rachel Kaprielian said last week the claims had been made through the department’s online system since March, and appear to be the work of organized scammers who may have struck in other states as well.
Kaprielian told the AP that an early-detection system caught a pattern of suspicious claims and prevented about 500 from being processed, saving the state $9.3 million. •

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