$ 2 billion fraud EDD debit cards

Excessive Number of New EDD Claims Points to Probable Rise of Fraudulent Cases

January 22, 2021 5:57 pmJanuary 22, 2021 5:59 pm

The Employment Development Department Friday reported a large increase in the number of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims in the previous week from independent contractors and self-employed individuals, suggesting that fraudulent claims are still being attempted en masse. According to the...

EDD Suspends 1.4 Million Unemployment Claims Due To $2 billion Fraud Concerns

January 8, 2021 2:17 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:13 am

Multiple reports from the Employment Development Department (EDD) Wednesday found that over 1.4 million unemployment claims in California have been frozen since the New Year due to concerns over fraud. The EDD has been battling fraudulent cases all year, with...

Former WH Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Named Newsom’s Chief Economic Adviser

December 14, 2020 2:54 pmDecember 14, 2020 5:13 pm

During the weekend, former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers was named by Governor Gavin Newsom as his new Chief Economic and Business Adviser and as director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Myers began her...

California Lost $2 Billion From Fraudulent EDD Unemployment Cards Since March

December 8, 2020 9:39 pm

On Monday, Bank of America, the bank selected by the Employment Development Department (EDD) to be behind their unemployment benefit debit cards, announced that fraudulent cases could be as much as $2 billion. The EDD estimate of the fraudulent cases,...