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It s been a scathing week of audits for California s Employment Development Department. On Tuesday, a state audit found the agency wasted 10 years after the Great Recession failing to plan for the next recession and that led to widespread delays for jobless Californians getting payments during the pandemic.
Today, a report from state auditor Elaine Howle found EDD s fraud prevention approach was marked by significant missteps and inaction.”
Howle said the department ignored repeated warnings to strengthen its fraud detection efforts until months into the pandemic, resulting in $10.4 billion dollars in fraudulent jobless claims. The report also says EDD was unprepared to prevent claims filed under the names of inmates, which totaled $810 million. The department also failed to prevent claims coming from suspicious addresses. In one case, more than 1,700 claims came from a single address.
Watchdog
Updated
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Image from State Audit
It s been a scathing week of audits for California s Employment Development Department. On Tuesday, a state audit found the agency wasted 10 years after the Great Recession failing to plan for the next recession and that led to widespread delays for jobless Californians getting payments during the pandemic.
Today, a report from state auditor Elaine Howle found EDD s fraud prevention approach was marked by significant missteps and inaction.”
Howle said the department ignored repeated warnings to strengthen its fraud detection efforts until months into the pandemic, resulting in $10.4 billion dollars in fraudulent jobless claims. The report also says EDD was unprepared to prevent claims filed under the names of inmates, which totaled $810 million. The department also failed to prevent claims coming from suspicious addresses. In one case, more than 1,700 claims came from a single address.
Watchdog
Updated
Published
Image from State Audit
It s been a scathing week of audits for California s Employment Development Department. On Tuesday, a state audit found the agency wasted 10 years after the Great Recession failing to plan for the next recession and that led to widespread delays for jobless Californians getting payments during the pandemic.
Today, a report from state auditor Elaine Howle found EDD s fraud prevention approach was marked by significant missteps and inaction.”
Howle said the department ignored repeated warnings to strengthen its fraud detection efforts until months into the pandemic, resulting in $10.4 billion dollars in fraudulent jobless claims. The report also says EDD was unprepared to prevent claims filed under the names of inmates, which totaled $810 million. The department also failed to prevent claims coming from suspicious addresses. In one case, more than 1,700 claims came from a single address.
Watchdog
Updated
Published
Image from State Audit
It s been a scathing week of audits for California s Employment Development Department. On Tuesday, a state audit found the agency wasted 10 years after the Great Recession failing to plan for the next recession and that led to widespread delays for jobless Californians getting payments during the pandemic.
Today, a report from state auditor Elaine Howle found EDD s fraud prevention approach was marked by significant missteps and inaction.”
Howle said the department ignored repeated warnings to strengthen its fraud detection efforts until months into the pandemic, resulting in $10.4 billion dollars in fraudulent jobless claims. The report also says EDD was unprepared to prevent claims filed under the names of inmates, which totaled $810 million. The department also failed to prevent claims coming from suspicious addresses. In one case, more than 1,700 claims came from a single address.