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Web30 jun. 2024 · Faking your job search and continuing to receive unemployment benefits is considered unemployment fraud, and you run the risk of being investigated by unemployment. The penalties for unemployment fraud vary by state, but every state is required to assess a penalty of at least 15% of the amount of total fraudulent … Web5 jan. 2024 · The U.S. lost more than $36 billion in unemployment benefits to improper payments, largely from fraud, since the CARES Act was passed in the spring. Fraud has … Web4 apr. 2024 · DETROIT – A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a scheme to defraud multiple states out of more than $1.6 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.. Ison was joined in the announcement by Irene Lindow, Special Agent-in … ctd m2.4