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Kansas remains a top state for unemployment fraud despite officials seeking solutions
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This map from the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2020 shows Kansas leading the United States in identity theft reports per capita last year. So far in 2021, Kansas is behind only Rhode Island in terms of identity theft reports per capita. - photo by Courtesy Photo/Ftc
PITTSBURG, Kan. — It is no secret that the Kansas Department of Labor has had a challenging year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with former Labor Secretary Delia Garcia resigning last June and the department having been led by a series of acting secretaries since then. One major issue the KDOL has been dealing with is rampant unemployment insurance fraud. “Fraud is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.