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Colorado reports more fraud than legit unemployment claims
apnews.com ^

Posted on 02/18/2021 7:12:10 PM PST by anthropocene_x

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has reported an increase in fraudulent unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic as the department attempts to assist people who are struggling. An investigative department for the KUSA-TV has found the state has filed more fraudulent claims filed by scammers than legitimate claims filed by residents, the station reported. The state agency said 1.1 million fraudulent claims and 1,043,760 legit claims have been filed since the pandemic began in March. “We have to walk a tightrope from the demand and mission to get out these benefits quickly as possible to people who are experiencing financial hardship,” department Executive Director Joseph Barela said. The state said it paid out more than $6.5 million to scammers over the last year.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: colorado; coloradoman; dopersrights; easymoney; scofflaws
Your tax dollars at work.
1 posted on 02/18/2021 7:12:10 PM PST by anthropocene_x
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To: anthropocene_x

But no fraud in the elections.


2 posted on 02/18/2021 7:13:37 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: anthropocene_x

“Work or smoke dope?”

“Work or smoke dope?”

“Work or smoke dope?”

Hmmmm...


3 posted on 02/18/2021 7:35:13 PM PST by freedumb2003 (No matter what, resist and stop the agenda of blow bidet and hairass the whore)
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To: anthropocene_x

6.5 million paid to scammers. So what now?! Any prosecutions? Identified as scammers now, yet paid out back then?! Cart before horse. Horse before cart. How do they know anything? Who is in charge? Governor Polis? Mic fly. Mac Fly?


4 posted on 02/18/2021 7:43:20 PM PST by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: george76

A ping for Colorado!


5 posted on 02/18/2021 7:48:12 PM PST by TigersEye (Will the Younger Dryas Impact you? )
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To: anthropocene_x

All prison inmates are basically unemployed.


6 posted on 02/18/2021 8:01:29 PM PST by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: anthropocene_x

For those of you that don’t understand why this was a horrible decision-

There is no way to argue

You’re just as bad as the libtards that rally around their ha is when they make insane policy.

Maybe not you- BUT I AND MY FAMILY DESERVE ELECTED LEADERS WHO UNDERSTAND RIGHT FROM WRONG AND NOT DESERTING YOUR POST!


7 posted on 02/18/2021 8:05:46 PM PST by panzerkamphwageneinz (0 )
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To: Steely Tom
But no fraud in the elections.

Steal 30 billion from the state of California with unemployment fraud?

No problem.

Heaven forbid that anyone would steal an "election" that controls hundreds of times that amount...

8 posted on 02/18/2021 8:15:01 PM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: Steely Tom

How much of these ‘stolen’ monies went to fund election fraud coverup. With the RATS it’s always some scam to get someone else’s money to pay for their schemes.


9 posted on 02/18/2021 8:27:42 PM PST by Track9 (I have so much dry powder I need a warehouse. )
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To: anthropocene_x

The time to get a piece is when they pass the pie.


10 posted on 02/18/2021 8:59:14 PM PST by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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To: anthropocene_x

It’s a Democrat run and ruined state, a gateway route for illegal aliens, and has a fruitcake as governor. What else did you expect?


11 posted on 02/18/2021 9:24:35 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: anthropocene_x

Not surprising in the least.


12 posted on 02/19/2021 1:01:06 AM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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To: Mark

LOL, I don’t think they count.

Quick story: Your sector dries up and you’re let go from your job. You are unemployed. You can get unemployment checks for 26 weeks. (varies by state?) You still haven’t found a job in your sector after the 26 weeks. You are now not unemployed, you’re no longer in the labor force. Unemployment and labor force participation rates go down.


13 posted on 02/19/2021 2:56:14 AM PST by EEGator
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To: anthropocene_x

It’s just all of the fake democrat voters (dead, illegal) that want get paid, no problem the queer governor will fix it.


14 posted on 02/19/2021 3:43:45 AM PST by Colo9250 (Name the rat that assassinated Ashli Babbitt now! )
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