AZ. DES is charging a friend $8K in unemployment checks that someone used while in jail.They have no proof. Can they do that ?

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Anonymous Oct 30, 2015 Business 2 views 2 answers

He has shown proof that during that time he was in jail. Is there any way to fight it? Does he has the right to ask for the copies of the checks? I

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Anne Brady

Anne Brady · Jun 15, 2026

AZ does not issue unemployment checks anymore; it issues debit cards and loads money on them each week. If someone stole your friend's debit card and used it while he was in prison, then his remedy is against the person who stole and used his card, not DES.

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Christian K. Lassen IIPersonal Injury LawyerPhiladelphia, PA

Christian K. Lassen IIPersonal Injury LawyerPhiladelphia, PA · Jun 15, 2026

Must be a long time ago, as they deal with cards, not checks now

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