Ohio worker wrongly released $500K in COVID unemployment benefits

Ohio worker wrongly released $500K in COVID unemployment benefits

Renita Carr had accessed specific PUA claims, voided fraud and removed fact-finding information.

$565K in COVID benefits wrongly released, IG says

[Watch in the player above: How to tell if a company is planning layoffs] COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) -- An Ohio Inspector General investigation has revealed a temporary worker for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services improperly released more than $565,000 in pandemic-era relief funds in 2021, some of which went to her relatives and acquaintances. The case has been referred to a county prosecutor and the state auditor. Manhunt suspended …

Ohio Inspector General Finds Ohio Department of Job And Family Services Improperly Released $500,000 In Public Unemployment Assistance Benefits

COLUMBUS, Ohio (3-27-25) – In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased unemployment of millions of Americans, Congress passed various programs to address the crisis, including the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. The PUA program expanded and loosened eligibility unemployment requirements for recipients. Consequently, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), the agency responsible for distributing PUA…