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New charges were announced Monday against six inmates and four others involved in scamming California unemployment benefits. In addition to the 10% of benefits confirmed to involve fraud, the state is investigating another 17% of benefits involving suspicious claims that have not yet been proven to be fraudulent — about $19 billion worth. Officials said a large number of those claims could end up being fraudulent as well. Su said part of the blame goes to the Trump administration, which she said failed to provide adequate guidance and resources to California to counter fraudulent claims,...

California suspends payment on 1.4 million unemployment claims while searching for fraud [Los Angeles Times :: BC-UNEMPLOYMENT-CALIF:LA] Ten months into a COVID-19 pandemic that put many out of work, the state unemployment agency has suspended payments on 1.4 million benefit claims, angering jobless Californians as it attempts to rein in rampant fraud. The mass suspension is the latest controversy for an agency that has come under fire for jammed phone lines, computer glitches and operational problems that have left hundreds of thousands of frustrated Californians without financial help, many...

California suspends payment on 1.4 million unemployment claims while searching for fraud [Los Angeles Times] Ten months into a COVID-19 pandemic that put many out of work, the state unemployment agency has suspended payments on 1.4 million benefit claims, angering jobless Californians as it attempts to rein in rampant fraud. The mass suspension is the latest controversy for an agency that has come under fire for jammed phone lines, computer glitches and operational problems that have left hundreds of thousands of frustrated Californians without financial help, many for months. State lawmakers...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA In this file photo, Estella Flores, right, and Maria Mora, left, are reflected in a window as they look for information in front of the closed California State Employment Development Department on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Canoga Park, Calif. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS) California suspends payment on 1.4 million unemployment claims while searching for fraud Ten months into a Covid-19 pandemic that put many out of work, the state unemployment agency has suspended payments on 1.4 million benefit claims, angering jobless Californians as it attempts to ...

California’s EDD freezes many people’s unemployment benefits to combat fraud By Carolyn Said and Kathleen Pender California’s Employment Development Department has suspended unemployment payments for numerous people because of fear of fraud. Many Californians who said they are legitimately unemployed flooded social media over the weekend with laments that they desperately need the benefits that they rely on for housing, food and other necessities. “You have been receiving unemployment benefits, but we have temporarily suspended your claim because it may be tied to frau...