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Labor Department watchdog identifies $45 billion of potential pandemic unemployment fraud

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Fraudsters allegedly filed billions of dollars in unemployment claims in multiple states simultaneously and relied on suspicious, hard-to-trace emails. In some cases, they used more than 205,000 Social Security numbers that belonged to dead people. Other suspected criminals obtained benefits using the identities of prisoners who are ineligible for aid.

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Reuters

Fraudsters likely stole $45.6 billion from U.S. COVID unemployment insurance program

Fraudsters likely stole $45.6 billion from the United States' unemployment insurance program during the COVID-19 pandemic by applying tactics like using Social Security numbers of deceased individuals, a federal watchdog said on Thursday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

Pandemic unemployment benefits fraud may top $45 billion, federal watchdog says

Some $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits may have been fraudulently paid to criminals between March 2020 and April 2022, the US Department of Labor's Office of the Inspector General said in a memorandum on Thursday. It's the latest report to identify widespread schemes to steal money from a variety of federal relief programs.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

U.S. watchdog estimates $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment fraud

A federal watchdog on Thursday found that fraudsters may have stolen $45.6 billion from the nation’s unemployment insurance program during the pandemic, using the Social Security numbers of dead people and other tactics to deceive and bilk the U.S. government.

2 years ago

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CBS News

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

Government probe shows scammers used the Social Security numbers of more than 200,000 dead people to claim jobless benefits.

2 years ago

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The Hill

Labor Department watchdog identifies $45 billion of potential pandemic unemployment fraud

The Labor Department inspector general on Thursday identified $45.6 billion in potential unemployment insurance (UI) fraud during the pandemic, a figure that far exceeds past estimates.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Watchdog identifies $45 billion paid in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment claims

The Department of Labor's independent watchdog estimates that roughly $45.6 billion may have been fraudulently paid out through jobless benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly $30 billion more than a previous appraisal.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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