Fraudster gold mine: COVID unemployment relief programs defrauded by over $60 billion: GAO
Federal unemployment insurance programs meant to support workers during the COVID pandemic became a gold mine for fraudsters, according to a new report.
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Federal unemployment insurance programs meant to support workers during the COVID pandemic became a gold mine for fraudsters, according to a new report.
Federal watchdog officials are asking Congress to extend the statute of limitations to prosecute COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment fraud ...
House Republicans are sounding the alarm over "massive amounts" of COVID-19 fraud from aid programs during the pandemic as Democrats refuse to end the programs.
Over $60 billion of pandemic-related unemployment benefits were likely paid out to fraudsters between April 2020 and December 2021, the GAO reported Monday
For the first year of the pandemic, the federal government offered $600 per week in additional unemployment benefits.