Watchdog Finds Up To 45b Spent On Fake Covid Unemployme A new report from the federal government's watchdog agency found as much as $45 billion was wasted on fake unemployment claims during the covid pandemic. Gao’s new report focuses on one of the four federal unemployment insurance (ui) programs created during the covid 19 pandemic – the pandemic unemployment assistance or pua program. in september 2023, gao estimated that ui programs during the pandemic—including the pua program—were subject to an estimated $100 billion to $135 billion in.
Watchdog Finds Up To 45b Spent On Fake Covid Unemployme Watchdog finds up to $45b spent on fake covid unemployment claims: ‘substantial levels of fraud’ a notice of closure is posted at the great frame up in grosse pointe woods, michigan, on april. Criminals potentially stole an estimated $45.6 billion by making fraudulent unemployment insurance claims meant for people laid off during the covid 19 pandemic, a government watchdog said. the. Cnn —. some $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits may have been fraudulently paid to criminals between march 2020 and april 2022, the us department of labor’s office of the inspector. Watchdog finds up to $45b spent on fake covid unemployment claims: ‘substantial levels of fraud’ the skyline of miami, florida, with palm trees in the foreground. (istock istock).
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