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Pandemic-era fraud holds up jobless benefits for some newly laid-off Oregonians
Three years ago, someone tried to steal Laura Addonisio’s identity. Online thieves filed for unemployment benefits in the Oregon woman’s name, asking the state to send the money to a Maryland address. The Oregon Employment Department caught on and blocked …