Feds Say $45.6 Billion In Pandemic Unemployment Aid Was Likely Stolen

An estimated $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits was likely stolen by fraudsters who used the Social Security numbers of dead people and prisoners to claim the aid, a government ... Read More

‘Unauditable’ Delaware unemployment fund brings risk, experts say - The News Journal

Experts' assessment of how Delaware's unemployment insurance fund is run came prior to reports of an embezzlement problem at the Department of Labor. Read More

The unemployment insurance program is unprepared for a recession, experts say - MSN

The unemployment insurance program buckled during the Covid-19 pandemic under a deluge of claims. Experts say the system for unemployment benefits is ill equipped to handle the next economic downturn. Read More

DeWine ordered to ask for $900M in unclaimed Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation funds that Ohio turned down in 2021 - MSN

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has been ordered by a judge to ask the U.S. Department of Labor for an estimated $900 million in unclaimed Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation funds. The order came ... Read More

How billions in COVID-19 pandemic relief aid was stolen or wasted

Fraud in pandemic unemployment assistance programs stands at $76 billion, according to congressional testimony from Labor Department Inspector General Larry Turner. That’s a conservative estimate. Read More

Watchdog agency increases its pandemic unemployment benefits fraud estimate to as much as $135 billion - CNN

As much as $135 billion in fraudulent Covid-19 pandemic unemployment insurance claims were likely paid out, according to a report released Tuesday by the US Government Accountability Office. Read More

DOJ: 3,500 charged and $1.4B recovered in stolen COVID pandemic funds - USA TODAY

Cracking down on pandemic aid fraud, DOJ claws back $1.4 billion and charges 3,500 people Lawmakers and the White House propose to extend the statute of limitations on COVID fraud and authorize a ... Read More

Feds say $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment aid was likely stolen - CBS News

Feds: Scammers took COVID money meant for hungry kids 02:11. An estimated $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits was likely stolen by fraudsters who used the Social Security numbers of ... Read More

The unemployment insurance program is unprepared for a recession, experts say - NBC Connecticut

Claims for unemployment benefits peaked at more than 6 million in early April 2020, up from roughly 200,000 a week before the pandemic. States were ill prepared to handle the deluge, experts said. Read More

The unemployment insurance program is unprepared for a recession, experts say - NBC New York

The unemployment insurance program buckled during the Covid-19 pandemic under a deluge of claims. Experts say the system for unemployment benefits is ill equipped to handle the next economic downturn. Read More

The unemployment insurance program is unprepared for a recession, experts say

Claims for unemployment benefits peaked at more than 6 million in early April 2020, up from roughly 200,000 a week before the pandemic. States were ill prepared to handle the deluge, experts said. Read More

The unemployment insurance program is unprepared for a recession, experts say - NBC Chicago

The unemployment insurance program buckled during the Covid-19 pandemic under a deluge of claims. Experts say the system for unemployment benefits is ill equipped to handle the next economic downturn. Read More