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Mt. Carmel Police Looking for Fraudsters

Mt. Carmel Police are looking for two women who allegedly cashed fraudulent payroll checks at a local liquor store.  The incident happened late last week and authorities say the women left in a black Mitsubishi SUV.Anyone with information or who sees either of the... Read More.

Fraud Penetrating All State Unemployment Systems, IDES Taking Steps to Detect, Mitigate, and Pursue Fraudsters

Federal Guidelines Make Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program Susceptible to Fraud SPRINGFIELD – IDES has uncovered and is investigating a widespread fraud scheme that is being conducted nationwide, impacting each state’s federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) programs, implemented as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  PUA provides... Read More.
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IDES Confirms Fraud Penetrating All State Unemployment; Taking Steps to Detect, Mitigate, and Pursue Fraudsters

We told you yesterday about a potential fraud scheme that locals were reporting both to us and local law enforcement.  You can read the story herehttps://www.wrul.com/local-news/community-members-report-receiving-unsolicited-ides-prepaid-debit-cards/  Wednesday morning, IDES confirmed exactly that and issued the following press release:IDES has uncovered and... Read More.