Labor Dept. demands banks freeze nearly $1B in fraudulent COVID benefits

WASHINGTON — The Labor Department demanded Thursday that banks freeze almost $1 billion in fraudulently obtained unemployment ...

Ohio Supreme Court to decide if workers are owed pandemic benefits

The COVID-19 pandemic ended years ago, but Ohioans are still fighting for unemployment benefits that they say Gov. Mike ...
The Repository

Ohioans' COVID-19 unemployment checks in limbo again, despite judge's order

The fate of $900 million in federal COVID-19 unemployment benefits for Ohioans is uncertain due to legal challenges. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ended the federal unemployment program early, prompting a ...
KTNV Las Vegas

3 men sentenced for stealing over $520K in COVID unemployment benefits

Three men in Indiana have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing $520,910 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits from California, Arizona and Nevada through identity theft (KTNV) — Three men have ...
Washington Examiner

Fiscal Fallout: California interest on fraudulent COVID benefits rapidly growing

(The Center Square) – Since California Gov. Gavin Newsom took office in 2019, state debt payments on unemployment benefits have gone from zero to nearly $600 million this year, and could soon result ...

GOP bill targets blue state for billions in COVID-era unemployment debt dumped on businesses

Rep. Vince Fong introduced legislation requiring California to repay its $21 billion unemployment debt before spending ...