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It is unbelievable that something like this could happen. And it shows how much reformation is needed in our government.
From The Center Square. As much as $400 billion in COVID-19 unemployment relief dollars were likely lost to waste and fraudsters. Lawmakers want answers.
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Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor demanding documents and information related to the unemployment fraud.
“Since the Summer of 2020, repeated alerts from federal law enforcement agencies warned of targeted efforts involving organized cybercrime, foreign actors, and international crime rings using stolen identities of American citizens to obtain fraudulent unemployment benefits,” the letter said. …
The Department of Labor’s Inspector General released a report in October showing that fraud varied by state but was significant nationwide. …
Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady, R-Texas, and Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, sent the letter to the DOL asking the question: how could this happen?
“The lack of a sufficient response and action from the Administration to date is disappointing and unacceptable,” the letter said. “According to an article in The Washington Post, only 2.4 percent of wrongful payments have been recovered.” …
Lawmakers set aside $2 billion in May 2021 to help counter this kind of fraud. The lawmakers asked how that money was spent and what the agency is doing to recover these funds.
“The amount of UI fraud is staggering, which is why congressional Republicans have repeatedly sought information about the billions of taxpayer dollars stolen due to fraud and worked to stop the ‘pay and chase’ model and improve accountability in pandemic unemployment programs,” the letter said. …
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Father, in Jesus’ Holy, Precious Name, I thank You, those who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior
have the comfort of Your Word. It is very disturbing to learn of cyber crime, stolen identities
internationally, to fraudently collect monies set aside for unemployment. Thank you for representatives, Kevin Brady, and Brad Wenstrup for pressing the Department of Labor to recover, funds and report how this happened. Cause the Department of Labor, and this administration
to seek to serve with integrity. Uncover, Lord how this happened, and prevent misuse of funds in the future. Amen.
Father God thank you for revealing all the fraud in Covid 19 funds, Unemployment fraud as part of Covid funds, and what about the billions of dollars to “Ukraine.” But Father you know all things so we ask you to reveal all you want us to know about funds for the various circumstances that were used fraudulently. We know it is all in Your timing. Thank you for those willing to put their lives on the line by telling all they know about fraudulent spending in our government. Please expedite. We ask for your protection of ballots in a few states that need to be recounted with people of all parties represented. We know this grieves your heart. We trust in you! In Jesus’ name Amen.
Father God you see everything that is going on you see what has happened father God when evilness does its job I believe that when you say vengeance is mine saith the Lord it will turn negative for the people that are involved in evilness to create panic making your children fear what we are not supposed to fear father God continue to take things wrong and make it right father God everything on this Earth including our souls you are the rightful owner open up the eyes to the blind open up the ears to the deaf father God continue to be on the move father God we as Christians need to begin to be your army father God we need to get going
” The joy derived from the spiritual journey with Him, is after all, a daily privilege….A Thanksgiving.”