State apologizes for unemployment fraud fiasco #DetroitNews

David Eggert Associated Press - LANSING, Mich. — A state official who is conducting a wide-ranging review of Michigan's embattled unemployment benefits office apologized for the fiasco that led at least 20,000 people to be falsely accused of defrauding a system that provides the jobless with temporary financial assistance. Talent Investment Agency Director Wanda Stokes, whose agency includes the state Unemployment Insurance Agency, added that lawmakers should consider reducing what she said are the country's highest

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