The US Department of Labor intends to send a “strike team” to dig into COVID-19 pandemic-era fraud involving California’s Employment Development Department.

In a letter sent to California’s Employment Development Department, the Department of Labor shared with state officials that it would soon be deploying a “strike team” to the state, ...

California officials who turned a blind eye to unemployment scams — potentially worth tens of billions of dollars during the pandemic — will now be put directly under the microscope of the federal ...

According to the Baltimore Sun, the U.S. Labor Department has sent a formal letter to California's Employment Development Department, notifying officials that a federal review is underway and that a ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- On Thursday, the State Auditor said the California Employment Development Department is making it easier for criminals to conduct identity theft and fraud by printing social security ...

CRESTLINE, Calif. -- With Bank of America already in hot water with state elected officials for allegedly draining money out of thousands of EDD bank accounts, a Crestline woman is now sharing her ...

A grand jury has indicted three California residents in connection with what the Department of Justice said was a scheme aimed at stealing $1.4 million in fraudulent unemployment benefits from ...

WASHINGTON, DC: The US Department of Labor has launched a federal investigation into California’s administration of pandemic-era unemployment benefits, citing concerns about potential fraud and ...

The year opened with President Trump declaring that "the fraud investigation of California has begun," a move that quickly set off a barrage of allegations from his administration and Republican ...

A judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to seven years and four months in prison for conspiring with two inmates in Placer County to fraudulently receive California benefits intended to help unemployed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a news conference in San Bernardino County in 2022 on California's pandemic response. The Trump ...