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applegrove

(118,462 posts)
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 07:20 PM Jun 2021

Unemployment Fraud May Total Hundreds of Billions

Unemployment Fraud May Total Hundreds of Billions

June 10, 2021 at 1:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 63 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/06/10/unemployment-fraud-may-total-hundreds-of-billions/

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Axios: “Unemployment fraud during the pandemic could easily reach $400 billion, according to some estimates, and the bulk of the money likely ended in the hands of foreign crime syndicates — making this not just theft, but a matter of national security.”

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Unemployment Fraud May Total Hundreds of Billions (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2021 OP
California was especially hard hit. WarGamer Jun 2021 #1
How many John Barron's got checks? n/t Just_Vote_Dem Jun 2021 #2

WarGamer

(12,326 posts)
1. California was especially hard hit.
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 07:31 PM
Jun 2021

But we didn't have much of a choice... last Spring we needed to get money out to families or people went hungry.

It was rushed, but it was necessary.

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