
Were half of Covid unemployment benefits stolen? Here's what we know
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The problem of fraudsters stealing unemployment money from the government has been turbocharged during the pandemic, when the federal government spent billions to offset lost wages amid the economic slowdown.
Unsuspecting victims. CNN wrote earlier this year about people surprised to get tax bills related to unemployment benefits they had never requested. As CNN's Tami Luhby wrote at the time:More Related News

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