Security gaps cost Washington Employment Security Department millions: Auditor

By Washington Examiner

Published December 21, 2020 3:30pm ET

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Security gaps cost Washington Employment Security Department millions: Auditor — The Washington Employment Security Department was unprepared to stop $600 million in fraudulent claims from being paid out and misreported what was recovered, a new state audit finds. Last spring, the department reported scammers had made off with $576 million in bogus payments using stolen identities to submit 71,980 claims suspected or known to be […]

The Washington Employment Security Department was unprepared to stop $600 million in fraudulent claims from being paid out and misreported what was recovered, a new state audit finds.

Last spring, the department reported scammers had made off with $576 million in bogus payments using stolen identities to submit 71,980 claims suspected or known to be fraudulent.

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