WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI) recently joined fifteen other members of the House Suburban Caucus in sending a letter to Department of Labor Acting Inspector General Larry Turner calling for an investigation into the amount of federal funds stolen through fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic.
The members said:“We write to express our deep concern regarding the potential theft of taxpayer dollars through fraudulent unemployment claims. In order to ensure our constituents’ hard-earned tax dollars are being properly disbursed, we request you use the necessary resources to conduct an investigation to conclusively determine the amount of federal funds stolen through fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic, identify the states that had the most fraudulent claims filed and what policies, or lack thereof, allowed fraudulent claims to go undetected, and the extent to which such fraud was perpetrated by organized criminal networks.
“On April 10, 2021, Axios reported that criminals stole an estimated $400 billion in unemployment funds nationwide through fraudulent claims during the pandemic. If accurate, this staggering amount of stolen taxpayer dollars makes up an unacceptable portion of all the unemployment funds allocated to states by the federal government.”
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