Labor Department deploys specialized "strike team" to California over alleged unemployment fraud and $21 billion in improper ...

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.

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 ...

Officials cite audit, IG report warning nearly $1B in COVID jobless funds still at risk ...

The investigation follows earlier fraud findings and growing debt from pandemic jobless aid ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a letter sent to EDD, The Labor Department shared with state officials that it would soon be deploying a strike team to the state.