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During the pandemic, $135 billion was stolen from unemployment fraud

(NewsNation) — Fraudsters stole as much as $135 billion in federal unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Service. The GAO estimates that unemployment insurance (UI) fraud during the pandemic likely amounted to between $100 billion and $135 billion, representing between 11% …

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