State: ODJFS employee tried improperly filling COVID-era unemployment claims, including her own

CINCINNATI — A Cincinnati woman has been indicted on multiple charges after Ohio officials claim she improperly accessed unemployment claims from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program while she was employed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. According to a press release from the Office of the Inspector General, Randall Meyer, Janelle Thrower-Rivera has been charged with theft, tampering with records, telecommunications fraud and misuse of a computer. ODJFS was notified by Deloitte Consulting LLP, a contractor, that the business had noticed Thrower-Rivera's accounts showed "possible suspicious activity,"...