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Criminals stole billions in COVID-19 unemployment benefits. New relief bill won t stop a repeat Sarah D. Wire © (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) Congress is considering billions more in unemployment aid. The state Employment Development Department, above, reported that $30 billion may have been stolen last year. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) Congress is poised to approve another quarter-trillion dollars in COVID-19-related unemployment benefits even though the nation s patchwork, state-based system remains vulnerable to the same rampant fraud that allowed scammers last year to siphon off more than $40 billion in pandemic relief intended for needy Americans. That means the $1.9-trillion stimulus package headed for approval in Congress this month including another $260 billion in unemployment insurance is likely to bring another windfall for cyber criminals, including many foreigners impersonating laid-off workers and exploiting loopholes creat

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