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Florida identities used to apply for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orange County school teacher discovered her name was used to apply for unemployment benefits in the state of Massachusetts even though she had never applied for unemployment benefits in that state.Melissa Armel, a teacher in the Orange County school district for the past 25 years, told News 6 she was “very shocked” to read the notice from the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) that indicated she had applied for benefits on June 21.“It’s 39 weeks, a total of $10,413, " she said, " I have no connection to Massachusetts and I have not applied for unemployment benefits.”Armel said she immediately contacted Massachusetts’ Fraud division to report an impostor had assumed her identity.“It’s