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Prosecutors accuse Philly workers of COVID-19 jobless fraud

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Eight Philadelphia government employees lied that they were unemployed in order to recieve pandemic jobless benefits, prosecutors said. They were accused of theft, receiving stolen property and tampering with public records. State prosecutors have so far charged 63 people in Pennsylvania with pandemic unemployment fraud worth about $3.1 million.

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Pennsylvania Prosecutors Accuse Philly Workers of COVID-19 Jobless Fraud

Eight Philadelphia government employees lied that they were unemployed in order to receive pandemic jobless benefits, prosecutors said in announcing criminal charges Thursday.

2 years ago·United States

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CBS Local

Prosecutors Accuse 8 Philadelphia Workers Of COVID-19 Jobless Fraud

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Eight Philadelphia government employees lied that they were unemployed in order to receive pandemic jobless benefits, prosecutors said in announcing criminal charges Thursday.The attorney general’s office said the city workers collectively were paid more than $300,000 in pandemic unemployment assistance in 2020. Individuals collected between $17,000 and $63,000, prosecutors said.They were accused of theft, receiving stole…

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Penn Live

Prosecutors accuse Philly workers of COVID-19 jobless fraud

They were accused of theft, receiving stolen property and tampering with public records in charges filed Wednesday in a Harrisburg district court.

2 years ago·Harrisburg, United States

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Prosecutors accuse Philly workers of COVID-19 jobless fraud

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eight Philadelphia government employees lied that they were unemployed in order to recieve pandemic jobless benefits, prosecutors said in announcing criminal charges Thursday. T…

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Prosecutors accuse Philly workers of COVID-19 jobless fraud – Metro Philadelphia

Eight Philadelphia government employees lied that they were unemployed in order to recieve pandemic jobless benefits, prosecutors said in announcing criminal charges Thursday.The attorney general’s office said the city workers collectively were paid more than $300,000 in pandemic unemployment assistance in 2020. Individuals collected between $17,000 and $63,000, prosecutors said.They were accused of theft, receiving stolen property and tampering…

2 years ago·Philadelphia, United States

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Prosecutors accuse Philly workers of COVID-19 jobless fraud

Eight Philadelphia government employees lied that they were unemployed in order to receive pandemic jobless benefits, prosecutors said in announcing criminal charges Thursday. The attorney general’s office said the city workers collectively were paid more than $300,000 in pandemic unemployment assistance in 2020. Individuals collected between $17,000 and $63,000, prosecutors said.

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