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Criminals stealing unemployment benefits as claims surge

by AP Personal Finance Writer
| June 7, 2020 10:03 AM

Criminals are seizing on a surge in job losses to steal unemployment benefits from Americans nationwide. This complicates an already tough situation for millions of financially strapped Americans and overwhelmed state unemployment offices.

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