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11,000 initial jobless claims filed as Maine labor officials investigate unemployment fraud

11,000 initial jobless claims filed as Maine labor officials investigate unemployment fraud

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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The Maine Department of Labor said it recorded about 11,000 initial claims for state unemployment insurance for the week ending May 30.

There were another 13,500 initial claims for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.

The department said it’s continuing to investigate unemployment impostor fraud.

The department said Maine is “is one of many U.S. states working in close collaboration with state and federal law enforcement and regulatory agencies to investigate and prevent it.”

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