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Federal official warns $191 billion in covid unemployment aid may have been misspent
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON - The U.S. government may have misspent roughly $191 billion in pandemic unemployment...
U.S. watchdog warns unemployment benefits are at 'high risk' of fraud, abuse
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON - A top U.S. government watchdog warned on Tuesday that the nation's unemployment...
$400M of taxpayer money in NY COVID aid was stolen. That is just the tip of the iceberg.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn army of petty thieves, sophisticated fraudsters and international crime syndicates ripped off...
Santos backed a bill to fight unemployment fraud. Now he's charged with it.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe House is preparing to vote this week on a Republican-backed bill that would clamp down on fraud...
U.S. Bank to pay $36 million for illegal pandemic conduct
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoU.S. Bank will pay $36 million over allegations the company illegally blocked out-of-work consumers...
Feds in Florida and two other states to lead crackdown on COVID-19 relief fraud
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoAfter losing billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds due to phony claims, the U.S. government...
These are the best and worst state economies
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 2 years agoAs mounting recession risks threaten to slow the growth of the U.S. economy, not all states are faring equally. A recent study from WalletHub ranked the...
US jobless aid programs bilked of up to $135 billion during COVID, watchdog says
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoWaves of fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance benefits have episodically inflated the...
Homicides increased in WA state in 2021. What about in Tacoma and Pierce County?
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 2 years agoHomicides in Washington surged last year, setting another somber record for the most murders in the...
Unemployment fell to 3.5% under Biden. For how much longer?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in March. White House aides can list plenty of reasons for the...