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Unemployment benefits

I.D. thief uses Monroe woman’s info to file unemployment claim in Kentucky

By Bill Bittar | March 13, 2021

MONROE, CT — Police received two separate complaints about an unemployment benefits scam earlier this week.

On Monday, a local woman told police someone fraudulently used her Social Security number to file a claim for unemployment benefits in the state of Kentucky. Read More

Monroe Police reports: Fraud, crashes and a DUI

By Bill Bittar | March 8, 2021

MONROE, CT — A local man told police someone made a false unemployment claim using his name.

In the complaint filed at the Monroe Police Department Saturday, the man said he received the unemployment claim form from the Connecticut Department of Labor and noticed the Social Security number was different from his own. Read More