CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A Chicago man who’s been trying to clear up an identity theft issue for years is now dealing with a fraudulent unemployment claim in his name.
"I originally had my identity stolen way back in 2014. And ever since then I've been playing identity theft whack-a-mole," said
Michael May, who’s an employee of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Now, he told CBS 2 it’s unemployment fraud. He received an unemployment debit card approved for more than $13,000 that he never requested.
"Without contacting me first or verifying that was me or verifying with my employer that I was unemployed," May said.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security said employers received notice when someone files a claim and if they don't protest the claim the state moves forward. What happened, in this case, is not clear.
"I'm not doing anything wrong here and but I'm the one that has to jump through all the hoops to try to clean this up," May said.
Eventually, the state is going to have to quantify what unemployment fraud has cost taxpayers under a new Labor Department rule.
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