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‘Make Ends Meet’ behind-the-scenes, recovering about $2 million in benefits

Look behind the scenes at how News 6 got results through 'Make Ends Meet'

US Department of Justice offering ‘one-stop’ site to report unemployment fraud

The Department of Justice’s National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force has launched a one-stop connection to the Federal Trade Commission, Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor to provide victims with quick access to resources needed to file an unemployment fraud report in all 50 states.

Secret Service launches sweeping pandemic fraud investigation

The newly appointed coordinator for the U.S. Secret Service Pandemic Fraud division said law enforcement members of the Cyber Task Force are working leads to track stolen state and national benefits estimated to be between $63 billion to $100 billion or more.

DEO waives unemployment overpayments issued ‘through no fault of your own’

Florida residents hit with an overpayment notice for Reemployment Assistance benefits between March 1, 2020, and Sept. 4, 2021, through no fault of their own, will not be going to collections.

Mother of 4 says Make Ends Meet ended 7-month wait for DEO benefits

Sara Marie, of Fort Myers, is one of thousands of Florida residents tired of waiting for unpaid unemployment benefits, wondering if they will ever get paid.

Make Ends Meet helps single mom again to access $600 in unemployment benefits

The mother of two faced another system glitch that locked her DEO account in July, blocking an estimated seven weeks, $1,200, in back-benefits.

DEO withdraws then returns $5,300 from Orange County woman’s unemployment debit account

An Orange County woman discovered over $5,000 had been taken out of her unemployment debit account.

Single mom claims Florida DEO holding $9,000 in benefits for 5 months

Ashley Butler never imagined she would have to wait nearly half a year for unemployment benefits the state confirmed she is entitled to.

Titusville waitress loses lotto winnings to DEO ‘overpayment’

Instead of a check for $1,000, a Titusville waitress received a check for $175 with an explanation that the missing funds were directed to the DEO because of an unemployment benefits overpayment.

Veteran audio engineer waits 6 months for unemployment benefits

A local audio engineer and his family are out of sync after trying to acquire his “expired” benefits from the Department of Economic Opportunity for the past six months.

Multiple ‘duplicate’ ID.ME accounts continue to block Florida unemployment benefits

Maxxi Brooks has never applied for identity verification with ID.me. When she discovered two duplicate accounts already established with her identity, she panicked.

Widow of Orange County firefighter denied cancer death benefit

When Orange County Fire Rescue veteran Erik Siena lost his 5-month battle with brain cancer this past May, his wife Cristy filed for the death benefit provided under Florida Senate Bill 426.

Army vet fighting to get jobless benefits for friend calls Make Ends Meet for help

Christina McConnell had no idea what the term “Review Duplicates “meant until retired Army Sgt. Thomas Baker, a long-time friend, contacted News 6 and Make Ends Meet to learn a similar request had been issued in July.

Cyberthieves reroute single mom’s unemployment benefits to Illinois bank account

Reports of ID.me duplicate accounts increasing in Florida

ID.me, the company hired to verify the identification of Florida unemployment account holders has launched a full-court press to stop cybercriminals employing social engineering to steal the personal information of claimants applying for unemployment assistance.

Security system used for Florida unemployment targeted

ID.me, the security system used to verify the identification of Florida unemployment account holders, has been infiltrated via "social engineering."

Orlando ironworkers struggling to collect unemployment from DEO

Members have been unable to update their accounts leaving many without as much as 6-months to a year in back benefits.

WKMG news manager’s identity used to collect jobless benefits in Ohio

Unemployed grandmother fears unpaid pandemic benefits are lost

The Lake Mary grandmother said she is still owed at least $4,000 in state and federal benefits, 16 weeks never paid by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

Florida’s new unemployment security sign-up gets mixed reviews as pandemic-benefit programs expire

A new multi-authentication system debuted by the Department of Economic Opportunity Thursday receiving a mix of happy and very frustrated claimants.

DEO beefing up security for Florida unemployment accounts

An ambitious security protocol launched by the Department of Economic Opportunity is aimed to help protect claimants in Florida.

Orlando businesswoman waits more than a year for unemployment claimant number

Stephanie Lindgren had been waiting since April of last year to get a claimant ID number issued by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity so she could collect state and federal unemployment benefits of more than $30,000.

Lawsuit to reinstate federal unemployment payments in Florida denied

A Leon County court ruled against a lawsuit that would have compelled the state ofl Florida to restore federal unemployment benefits.

69-year-old diabetic turns to News 6 after imposter files for benefits in her name

Unemployed grandmother to News 6: ‘You give us a voice’

“The system does work when you have people like you trying to help people like us,” Brown said. “You give us a voice.”

Single mother’s DEO benefits halted for 2-week paycheck issued 7 years ago

Maylin Gonzalez, 35, said she first discussed the benefits overpayment with a Department of Economic Opportunity representative in March and was told it would be waived.

Unemployment hijackers target Florida widower’s jobless benefits

A Port St. Lucie man’s five-month battle to recoup more than $11,000 in state and federal unemployment benefits may finally be resolved this week, thanks to the Department of Economic Opportunity and News 6.

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Here’s where Florida unemployment accounts stand after PIN reset rollout

Thousands of Florida unemployment accounts were locked without warning earlier this month in a move to counter a potential data breach that targeted nearly 58,000 Department of Economic Opportunity Connect accounts.

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity PIN reset fixes one problem but new issue arises

The now infamous DEO PIN reset debacle was successfully addressed and updated this week; however, the software remedy saw thousands of people still unable to apply for weekly benefits because their state unemployment accounts were locked and, in some cases, their identifications needed to be verified again.

Thousands of Florida unemployment accounts will be updated after ‘force reset’

The department is working on a timeline of 5 business days to update and reset accounts as information is reviewed and account holders are contacted.