IDES: Nearly 1 million false unemployment claims stopped since March – WGNTV (Chicago)

“This new program relied on later verification of wages in order to determine eligibility, but at the outset it created a very attractive environment for fraudsters because there is no employer wage base against which to verify an individual claim,” acting director Kristin Richards said.

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