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Washington's unemployment system seeks spike in impostors

by Associated Press
| May 14, 2020 12:06 PM

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Because of an increase in attempted “impostor fraud” applications for weekly unemployment benefits during the ongoing coranavirus pandemic, officials in Washington state said Thursday they will be holding all payments for up to two days this week while they take additional steps to verify claims.

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