Source: New York Post
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration deployed a federal strike team to New York on Monday as part of a crackdown on fraudsters who took nearly $1 billion in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Post has learned. The Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, which first unearthed the stunning fraud total, is participating in the joint strike force headed to the Empire State, where up to $2 million per day is being bilked by fraudsters instead of going toward unemployment insurance, according to administration officials. “New York is stealing from the American people every single day — draining their hard-earned tax dollars through rampant unemployment insurance fraud and improper payments,” said Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito.
