Some 130,000 New Jerseyans who received unemployment benefits during the pandemic were sent letters over the past year saying they were ineligible for benefits they had already received and they must pay the money back. Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo, in his capacity as chair of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, sent a letter to congressional leadership on Jan. 7, asking the overpayments be forgiven. As many as 250,000 residents who received benefits under expanded COVID benefits programs could be affected, the Labor Department said. “This primarily affects independ…