UPDATED 5:00 PM ET Feb. 24, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:19 PM ET Feb. 24, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:19 PM EST Feb. 24, 2021
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ORLANDO, Fla. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General warned Wednesday that it believes states have paid out billions of CARES Act dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims.
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Assistant Inspector General s memo says states potentially paid $5.4 billion in fraudulent claims with CARES Act money
Office found social security numbers from more than 91,000 deceased persons were used
Florida has not released exact figures of fraudulent unemployment claims
“We identified more than $5.4 billion of potentially fraudulent UI benefits paid to individuals with social security numbers filed in multiple states, to individuals with social security numbers used to file for UI claims with suspicious email accounts,” Carolyn Hantz, U.S. Department of L
The announcement followed the Defense Department s insistence that it is doing all it can to snuff out extremism in its ranks.
Law enforcement authorities are preparing for potentially more violence ahead of President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration next Wednesday. Officials fear that extremists are targeting statehouses around the country, where online sources are attempting to organize pro-Trump rallies.
The objective of the probe is to determine the extent to which the [Department of Defense] and the Military Services have implemented policy and procedures that prohibit active advocacy and active participation related to supremacist, extremist, or criminal gang doctrine, ideology, or causes by active duty military personnel, Carolyn Hantz, the Pentagon s assistant inspector general for evaluations programs, said in a letter.