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A couple in Iowa who never lived in California found they were victims of an unemployment scam through the EDD and almost couldn't close on their house.

The amount of California employment fraud continues to balloon, as one alleged perpetrator faces new charges.

Gavin Newsom gets a trip to Scotland to fight for climate change. Californians get to live with the damage he leaves behind.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- A California State Assembly budget subcommittee held a hearing Tuesday with Californias EDD and its banking partner, Bank of America, to gain clarity on the massive fraud plaguing the program. Faiz Ahmad, Head of Global Transaction Services at Bank of America, noted in his opening remarks that unemployment insurance fraud is nationwide, and not unique to California. "The size and scale of the California program attracted substantial fraud, including criminals who are...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- 7 On Your Side has been helping scores of unemployed workers whose benefits were drained by scammers - and Bank of America rejected their claims to be reimbursed for the fraud. Now, a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Friday claims Bank of America failed to stop scammers from stealing money off EDD debit cards of struggling workers. The suit, Yick v. Bank of America, says Bank of America never secured the cards with chip technology...

All she knew was her unemployment benefits were gone. "To have $7,000 taken from my account... it hurts. You know. That was my savings," said Davis. Davis immediately called Bank of America. "And Im on the phone for three hours and finally someone answers and click -- you get disconnected," she said. But instead of reimbursing her for the fraud, Bank of America denied her claim - let the fraudulent charges stand, and then "froze her account." "Just froze it! Right before Christmas. Come on, thi...

Californians seeking unemployment assistance due to the pandemic are experiencing delays and other issues after a large backlog forced EDD to stop accepting new claims for two weeks. Users have taken to social media to complain about not being able to access their accounts or certify for benefits. Some say the site has been inaccessible for as long as two days. ABC7s sister station KGO-TV has reached out to the EDD but has not yet received a response. We will keep on top of this story and repor...