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Inspector General Randy Meyer points to a chart showing electronic records used in investigations into fraud in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. Nearly $7.6 million in PUA benefits was distributed before the program ended in Ohio in 2021, and millions of dollars of payments were identified as fraudulent.
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Lead investigator of state employees in Ohio would get new power under Republican bill
Karen Kasler
Two Republican lawmakers have sponsored a pair of bills to give the Ohio Inspector General more authority and tools.
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