CA recovered $6 billion in COVID-era fraud. It’s getting harder to recoup more

The amount of fraud has dropped sharply since the pandemic, but California still faced financial liabilities from the ...

Real, fake or overblown? Sorting fact from fiction in fraud allegations surrounding Newsom, California

Fraud allegations are increasingly being deployed as a political weapon against Newsom, a leading Trump critic and a ...

Labor Department deploys ‘strike team’ to California over $21B unemployment debt, fraud concerns

The U.S. Labor Department deployed a specialized "strike team" to California over alleged unemployment fraud and $21 billion ...
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CA unemployment agency is better prepared for future recessions, officials say

An aerial view of the California State Capitol on Feb. 1, 2023, in Sacramento, California. Justin Sullivan Getty Images/TNS After the Employment Development Department struggled to meet Californians’ ...