Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Estimates Double to $100-$135B; Senate Finance Ranking Member Crapo, Rep. Smith Call for Action
September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release:
Official government estimates of fraud in pandemic-era unemployment insurance (UI) programs have doubled within the last six months, reaching a staggering sum of $100 to $135 billion according to a newly released U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The report, issued in response to a request from U.S. Senate Finance Ranking Member Senat . . .
Official government estimates of fraud in pandemic-era unemployment insurance (UI) programs have doubled within the last six months, reaching a staggering sum of $100 to $135 billion according to a newly released U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The report, issued in response to a request from U.S. Senate Finance Ranking Member Senat . . .