Moses Lake Man Accused of Fraudulently Receiving CARES Money
Twenty-nine-year-old Dondre Jackson was arrested Thursday after being indicted Tuesday as part of the U.S. Attorney’s Eastern Washington COVID-19 Strike Force.
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State Auditor Says Potentially $1.1 Billion in Unemployment Fraud Claims, Employment Security Department Disputes Findings
The State Auditor's Office released a review of the Employment Security Department who potentially lost more than $1 billion due to fraud in 2020.
In a statement, State Auditor Pat McCarthy said, "There are fraud prevention techniques Washington’s program could have used to lessen the impact of these schemes, but the agency’s resources also were overcome by circumstances truly beyond its con
Chelan County Sheriff’s Warning of Fraud Hitting Area
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is warning residents that another phone scam has started to hit the region.
This one works when a person receives a call from someone claiming to be from the Cashmere Valley Bank fraud department.
They then claim that your account has been compromised and that there has been a charge in China
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Quincy PD Receiving Fraud Complaints Involving Fake Police Threats
Quincy Police say they are receiving complaints of a fraudulent phone calls to resident in the city with a spoofed phone number, listed as a department phone number 787-4718, to mirror the department. The caller claims to be with Quincy PD and threatens arrest if money is not paid to them. The...