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Washington state gets back millions in stolen jobless aid

by Associated Press
| June 4, 2020 5:03 PM

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington officials said Thursday they believe they have recovered about half of the hundreds of millions in unemployment benefits paid to criminals who used stolen identities to file claims during the coronavirus pandemic.

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