PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Department of Labor continues to see pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud, but is working hard to detect and prevent it.
Department Director Scott Jensen told a Senate Oversight Committee on Monday that the agency is seeing enormous claim levels right now, and a lot of those claims are fraud.
During the pandemic, the agency has paid out about $23 million in fraudulent claims.
He told the committee the department now has an automated system in place to recognize fraud quicker.
He says anyone who thinks they are a victim of fraud should report it to state police.
