The Labor Department's latest estimate of unsupported payments in the unemployment program from March 2020 to September 2021 is nearly 40%, or $47 billion.
, spiriting the money overseas in a massive transfer of wealth from U.S. taxpayers, officials and experts say.prosecute fraudsters
“Our work is far from done,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said during a news conference. “We will continue to prosecute those who have committed pandemic relief fraud, at home and abroad. We will also continue to aggressively deploy our forfeiture and restitution tools in every case to recover stolen funds.”Since the beginning of the pandemic, she said, the DOJ has brought criminal charges against nearly 3,200 defendants with alleged losses of nearly $1.7 billion and has seized around $1.
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