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Woman Serving Murder Sentence Accused of Masterminding $2M COVID Fraud Scheme From Prison
A woman who is serving a life sentence for murder in California is charged with masterminding a $2 million fraud scheme involving COVID-19 unemployment money from behind bars, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
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California's Employment Development Department Encounters Fraud Issues
California’s employment development department lost billions of dollars in unemployment benefits to fraud. EDD has addressed the huge backlog on unemployment claims but now it’s disability payments are slowed by efforts to fight fraud. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on March 3, 2022.
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California's Unemployment Benefits Fraud Reaches at Least $20 Billion Since Start of the Pandemic
California has given away at least $20 billion to criminals in the form of fraudulent unemployment benefits, state officials said Monday, confirming a number smaller than originally feared but one that still accounts for more than 11% of all benefits paid since the start of the pandemic.
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Experts Warn About Scam Involving EDD Verification System
The identity verification system used by the Employment Development Department requests many personal documents, but experts are warning about scammers trying to access the same information.
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ID Theft at Heart of Problems That Plagued the Employment Development Department
Most of the estimated $31 billion lost to fraud is connected to phony claims using stolen identities. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021.
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New Appointment Made to Head California's Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force
There’s been a major appointment to head the state’s unemployment insurance fraud task force. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, July 22, 2021.
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Unemployment Fraud Disguises
The California Employment Development Department is still viewed as a hot spot for fraud. The I-Team’s Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 15, 2021.
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Bank of America's Dysfunctional Relationship With the EDD
Money is a leading cause of divorce, but it’s also at the root of the unhappy marriage between the Bank of America and California’s Employment Development Department. The bank has said publicly it wants nothing more to do with the EDD.
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Bank of America Wants Out of EDD Contract
Money is a leading cause of divorce. It’s also at the root of the unhappy marriage between the Bank of America and California’s Employment Development Department. Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on July 9, 2021.
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California: People Must Look for Work to Get Jobless Aid
California will stop giving unemployment benefits to people who are not actively applying for jobs
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3 Inland Empire Women Plead Guilty to Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits Fraud
Three women from the Inland Empire have pleaded guilty to using information belonging to other people, including California state prison inmates, to file for COVID-19 related unemployment benefits costing the state approximately $1.2 million.
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Complaints About EDD Mount
Many say they have been waiting weeks or months for unemployment benefits or not getting an answer. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
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Tito Ortiz Files for Unemployment While Still Being Employed
Huntington Beach Mayor pro tem Tito Ortiz is under fire after the city confirms he filed a claim with the state’s Employment Development Department seeking unemployment benefits while still getting paid by the city. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on May 3, 2021.
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Continued Delays and Backlogs on EDD Benefits
The I-Team looks into the continued delays and backlogs that people have been experiencing for the past 13 months while waiting on their unemployment benefits. Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on April 30, 2021.
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ATM Skimmers Targeting EDD Debit Cards Found at Banks in Thousand Oaks
Several ATM skimming devices were discovered at local banks in Thousand Oaks targeting California unemployment debit cards, authorities said Thursday.
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EDD Website Has Been On and Off for Days
This is the latest frustration with the state agency. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, March 22, 2021.
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EDD Website is Down as People Struggle in COVID Pandemic
As if surviving the pandemic without a job isn’t hard enough, people trying to navigate the state’s unemployment agency system are dealing with a new meltdown Monday night: The I-Team has learned the website for the Employment Development Department has been failing off and on for days.
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EDD Employee Arrested and Charged With Theft
An LA County EDD employee was arrested and charged with theft by embezzlement, her alleged crimes occurred before the pandemic, but underscores the ongoing system weaknesses that led to all the fraud we’ve seen lately. Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on March 19, 2021.
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Here's How the Stimulus Package Breaks Down
The $1.9 trillion stimulus bill has a primary goal in mind: to get money and aid to financially strapped Americans. Here’s a break-down some of the key areas earmarked to get cash in the hands of those who need it most.
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COVID-19 Anniversary: The Year of the Scam
It’s happened with wildfires and other natural disasters — scammers exploiting tragedies for profit — but this pandemic has taken fraud to a new level. I-team’s Randy Mac reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 11, 2021.