Oklahoma seeks to recoup unemployment overpayments but doesn’t know how much

Dee Ann Russell mopped sticky floors, stocked shelves and took customers’ money for soda, beer and cigarettes at 7-Eleven for nine years, eventually earning $16.05 an hour.   In March 2020, she decided it was no longer worth the risk.

Charity flooded with fake unemployment claims

OKLAHOMA CITY – Because of the coronavirus pandemic coupled with the severe downturn in the energy sector, many companies and organizations in this state have received several bogus claims fraudulently seeking unemployment benefits. A Norman charity has been bombarded with more than 400 of them.

False unemployment claims on the rise in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY – Many Oklahomans are voluntarily helping their neighbors during the coronavirus health crisis, by delivering groceries to shut-ins and performing numerous other kindnesses.