Episode 28: Launch Fraud Prevention
This episode of The Rotunda goes into space (almost) as media consultant Kevin Cate discusses the launch of his new product, Rocket Lobby, which is designed to help people know who their elected officials are, anywhere in the country, while allowing users to rate their lawmakers.
Plus, Gov. Rick Scott’s point person for creating jobs is battling a major crisis on his hand; unemployment fraud. Since his first media interview in 2013, Jesse Panuccio, the Executive Director of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has seen the growth of organized criminal enterprises make Florida the national hub for identity theft and benefits fraud. Panuccio talks with Gomes about how his agency is aggressively fighting back and his efforts to get the federal government to be part of the solution.