Maryland flags over 500K unemployment claims in 6 weeks
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials have detected more than a half million potentially fraudulent new unemployment insurance claims in recent weeks and they're warning Marylanders to watch for scams. The Department of Labor announced Monday that it has detected more than 508,000 potentially fraudulent new claims since the beginning of May. Officials say since the pandemic began, investigations have confirmed that 1.3 million flagged claims were fraudulent. A record number […]