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COVID unemployment surge led to $5.2 billion in overpaid benefits in Illinois – including fraud
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSPRINGFIELD – Illinois overpaid unemployment benefits to the tune of $5.2 billion during the first...
Ga. inmate running pandemic unemployment fraud from behind bars sentenced to years in prison
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA judge has sentenced a Georgia inmate to years in prison after he allegedly orchestrated a fraud...
Full Extent of COVID Fraud Will 'Never Be Known With Certainty'
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPhoto 176376990 © Philip Steury | Dreamstime.com A couple claiming to run a farm that employed...
Five things to know about George Santos’s indictment
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) faces criminal charges — and potential jail time — over three alleged schemes that accuse him of misleading campaign donors,...
Ex-Lodi councilman Shakir Khan to serve 2 years after plea deal on election fraud charges
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFollowing years-long investigations into alleged illegal gambling, election fraud, and other crimes,...
Georgia inmate organized unemployment fraud scheme while behind bars. Here’s what happened.
Macon Telegraph via AOL· 1 year agoThe man is from Milledgeville and was an inmate from the Baldwin County Jail in 2020. Now, he has...
Prisoners, dead people receive Iowa unemployment, audit finds
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe state of Iowa dished out $238,000 in unemployment compensation to people who were either...
Bloomington woman convicted in COVID-19 benefits fraud scheme
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn international scheme involving ill-gotten COVID-19 benefits totaling millions of dollars has...
George Santos once campaigned on making sure 'criminals are sent to prison to do their time.' He's...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRep. George Santos waits for the start of a session in the House chamber.Alex Brandon/AP Photo...
Unemployment fraud, victims rights, bail reform, religious freedom measures headed to DeWine's desk
Springfield News-Sun, Ohio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 19—Bills headed to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's desk after a General Assembly lame-duck voting spree last week include an attempt to stem fraud in the state unemployment system, further definition ...