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Pandemic unemployment insurance — 934 source documents and 303 court filings in the archive, dated 2019-07-01 – 2026-09-17. Most often motions (89), reports and audits (85), complaints and indictments (54). Listed in date order; each page carries the record's full text and, where we have a copy, the original document.

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Records1,243 (934 source documents and 303 court filings)
Dated2019-07-01 – 2026-09-17
CourtsU.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (349), U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (43), U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (20)
Document typesmotions (89), reports and audits (85), complaints and indictments (54), orders and opinions (54), briefs and memoranda (28)

Also: 751 court filings naming Unemployment insurance.

Records

934 source documents and 303 court filings, in date order across 5 pages.

  1. Deposition of Bank of America by Designee Michael Letson, February 16, 2024 (PX 15)Source document
  2. Exhibit PX143 — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 634-144, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentPages from California's September 2020 EDD Strike Team assessment on backlogs and call centers, a plaintiffs' exhibit against Bank of America.
  3. Exhibit PX1 — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 634-2, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source document · Reports and audits
  4. This letter is being sent in accordance with Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.150(b)Source document · LettersJanuary 2021 notice letter to Bank of America alleging EDD debit card fraud and data-security failures, filed as PX 258, Doc 634-259.
  5. Exhibit PX117 — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 634-118, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentCalMatters investigation (November 20, 2020) on Bank of America's EDD debit card contract and frozen accounts, filed as a plaintiffs' exhibit.
  6. Exhibit PX29 — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 634-30, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source document · Reports and audits
  7. Exhibit PX23 — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 634-24, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentPX 23: cover pages of Anne Holt's January 8, 2025 deposition in the Bank of America unemployment case, 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, 01/09/26.
  8. Deposition of Bank of America Representative Shane Daniels, February 6, 2024 (PX 12)Source document
  9. Exhibit PX31 — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 634-32, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentPX 31: cover and opening pages of Bank of America expert Pamela Ann Joseph's May 12, 2025 deposition, No. 3:21-md-02992 (S.D. Cal.), 01/09/26.
  10. Exhibit PX232 — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 634-233, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentOpening pages of the May 2025 deposition of J. Daniel Kreis, a plaintiffs' exhibit in the Bank of America unemployment case.
  11. Deposition of Brian T. Moynihan, October 2, 2025 (Dkt. 634-29)Source documentDeposition pages (October 2, 2025) of Bank of America's chairman and CEO Brian T. Moynihan, filed as a plaintiffs' exhibit.
  12. Exhibit PX32 — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 634-33, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source document · Notices
  13. Declaration of Meiriely Amaral in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary InjunctionSource document · MotionsDeclaration of Meiriely Amaral supporting a preliminary injunction motion, Yick v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 3:21-cv-00376-VC (N.D. Cal.), April 1, 2021.
  14. NOTICE of Withdrawal of Appearance of Nicole Kim by Bank of America, N.A. (McGarry,… — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 637)Source documentGoodwin Procter withdraws Nicole Kim's appearance for Bank of America in the unemployment case, No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB (S.D. Cal.), January 28, 2026.
  15. Joint Motion to Withdraw Filed Documents ECF No. 633, 633-1, 633-2 — Bank of America Unemployment Benefits LitigationSource document
  16. [Redacted] Plaintiffs' Additional Statement of Facts in Opposition to Motion for… — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 652.2)Source document · MotionsPlaintiffs' additional statement of facts opposing Bank of America's partial summary judgment motion in the unemployment case.
  17. Motion - B.P. v. Balwani, (2026-02-05)Source document · Motions
  18. Notice - Kyc Company Litigation (2026-02-05)Source document · NoticesNotice of Change of Address, In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, Document 661, February 5, 2026.
  19. MOTION to File Documents Under Seal — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 657)Source document · Motions
  20. Bank of America's Motion to Seal Exhibit 10.B to the Declaration of Laura G. Brys (ECF 591)Source document · Motions
  21. Notice of Change of Address by Jean Sutton Martin — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 685, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source document · NoticesPlaintiff's counsel Jean S. Martin updates her contact details in the Bank of America unemployment case, No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB, February 20, 2026.
  22. BANA EDD Levine Hoyle Decl. to Reply ISO MTE DraftSource document · Briefs and memorandaHoyle declaration attaching the Stango expert report to Bank of America's reply on excluding expert David Levine, Doc 681-1, February 20, 2026.
  23. Appendix of Exhibits to the Declaration of Lindsay E. Hoyle in Support of Reply on Motion to Exclude David I. LevineSource document
  24. BANA EDD East Hoyle Decl. to Reply ISO MTE DraftSource document · Briefs and memorandaHoyle declaration attaching excerpts of the May 15, 2025 deposition of Chloe Noel East, Ph.D., No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB, Doc 678-1, February 20, 2026.
  25. Appendix of Exhibits to the Declaration of Lindsay E. Hoyle in Support of Reply on Motion to Exclude Jane CloningerSource document
  26. BANA EDD Minnucci Hoyle Decl. to Reply ISO MTE DraftSource document · Briefs and memorandaHoyle declaration attaching Minnucci deposition excerpts, In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits, No. 21-MD-02992, Doc. 675-1.
  27. 2 reason I did not focus on this in my report is that many 11:51AMSource document · Reports and auditsHX 52, East video deposition of May 15, 2025, No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB, Document 678-3, filed February 20, 2026.
  28. BANA EDD - Brys Aoe re Sj ReplySource document · Briefs and memorandaIndex of exhibits 185 to 192 to Bank of America's summary judgment reply in the California unemployment benefits litigation, Doc 693-4.
  29. Appendix of Exhibits — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 675-2, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentExhibit list for Bank of America's reply on excluding plaintiffs' call center expert Jay Minnucci, No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB (S.D. Cal.), 02/20/26.
  30. Appendix of Exhibits — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 678-2, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentAppendix listing East deposition excerpts for Bank of America's reply on excluding expert Chloe N. East in the unemployment case.
  31. Motion - Kyc Company Litigation (2026-02-20)Source document · Motions
  32. BANA EDD - Brys Decl. ISO Sj ReplySource document · Briefs and memorandaBrys declaration attaching exhibits to summary judgment reply, In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits, No. 21-MD-02992, Doc. 693-3.
  33. BANA EDD Cloninger Hoyle Decl. to Reply ISO MTS DraftSource document · Briefs and memorandaHoyle declaration, BANA reply on motion to exclude purported Cloninger expert opinions, No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB, Doc 672-1, Feb. 20, 2026.
  34. Bank of America's Motion to Seal Documents Filed in Its Reply in Support of Its Motion for Partial Summary JudgmentSource document · Motions
  35. MOTION to File Documents Under Seal — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 682)Source document · Motions
  36. MOTION to File Documents Under Seal — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 679)Source document · Motions
  37. MOTION to File Documents Under Seal — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 676)Source document · Motions
  38. MOTION to File Documents Under Seal — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 673)Source document · Motions
  39. MOTION to File Documents Under Seal — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 670)Source document · Motions
  40. Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance of Austin E. Collier on Behalf of Bank of America, N.A.Source document
  41. Indictment-. — United States v. Phillip Michael Valcin Jr. (companion docket to United States v. Lindsley Chambers Jr. et al., 0:25-cr-60273-PCH)Source document · Complaints and indictments
  42. Factual Proffer — United States v. Patrick Marquis Ayton Jr.Source documentFactual proffer, United States v. Patrick Marquis Ayton Jr, No. 25-CR-60273 (S.D. Fla.), Doc. 168, March 20, 2026: pandemic UI benefits fraud conspiracy.
  43. Response in Opposition re 563 Motion to Exclude Purported Expert Opinions — In re BofA Unemployment Litigation (Dkt. 623)Source document · Orders and opinionsPlaintiffs' opposition to Bank of America's motion to exclude EMV chip expert Jane Cloninger in the unemployment card case.
  44. Response in Opposition re 564 Motion to Exclude the Purported Expert Opinions — In re BofA Unemployment Litigation (Dkt. 614)Source document
  45. Response in Opposition re 566 Motion to Exclude the Purported Expert — In re BofA Unemployment Litigation (Dkt. 617)Source documentPlaintiffs' opposition to Bank of America's motion to exclude economist David I. Levine's opinions in the unemployment case.
  46. Response in Opposition re 565 Motion to Exclude the Purported Expert — In re BofA Unemployment Litigation (Dkt. 611)Source documentPlaintiffs' opposition to Bank of America's motion to exclude economist Chloe N. East's damages opinions in the unemployment case.
  47. Motion - Ayers v. Robinson, (2026-04-17)Source document · Motions
  48. Memo of Points and Authorities — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 574.1)Source document · Motions
  49. MOTION to Exclude Testimony of Carl Pry by Consolidated Plaintiffs — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 574)Source document · Motions
  50. Memo of Points and Authorities — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 571.1)Source document · Motions
  51. Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion and Daubert Motion to Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor StangoSource document · Motions
  52. Declaration of Laura G. Brys in Support of Bank of America's Motion for Partial Summary JudgmentSource document
  53. Declaration on Motion to Exclude Expert — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits LitigationSource document · Motions
  54. Declaration of Regina Wang — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 611-1, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentRegina Wang declaration filing Chloe N. East's report and deposition pages, Bank of America case, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, 01/08/26.
  55. Declaration of Brian Danitz in Support of Plaintiffs' Daubert Motion to Exclude Testimony of Carl PrySource document · Exhibits and declarations
  56. Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by Bank of America, N.A. — In re BofA Unemployment Litigation (Dkt. 589)Source document · MotionsBank of America's motion for partial summary judgment against the certified classes in the California unemployment card case.
  57. [Redacted] Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant's Statement of Undisputed Material… — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 652.1)Source document · Briefs and memorandaPlaintiffs' point-by-point response to Bank of America's undisputed facts on partial summary judgment in the EDD debit card case.
  58. Declaration of Connie K. Chan in Opposition to Motion for Partial Summary Judgment — Bank of America LitigationSource document · Orders and opinions
  59. Declaration of Laura G. Brys in Support of Bank of America's Request for Judicial NoticeSource document
  60. Declaration Regina Wang — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 614-1, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentPlaintiffs' counsel's declaration (filed January 8, 2026) attaching reports and testimony of call center expert Jay Minnucci.
  61. Appendix of Exhibits — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 590-2, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentIndex of Bank of America's judicial-notice exhibits (October 17, 2025): auditor reports, EDD releases, fraud articles and more.
  62. Declaration of James Baltzer — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 620-1, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source document · MotionsPlaintiffs' counsel's declaration (filed January 8, 2026) attaching expert reports in the fight over damages expert Greg J. Regan.
  63. MOTION to File Documents Under Seal — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 618)Source document · Motions
  64. Declaration of Vasti S. Montiel — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 617-1, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)Source documentVasti S. Montiel declaration filing David I. Levine's report and deposition pages, Bank of America case, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, 01/08/26.
  65. Response in Opposition re 589 Motion for Partial Summary — In re BofA Unemployment Litigation (Dkt. 652)Source documentClass plaintiffs oppose Bank of America's partial summary judgment motion on EFTA treble damages and due process, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, 02/03/26.
  66. MOTION to File Documents Under Seal (With attachments) — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 650)Source document · Orders and opinions
  67. N.A.’s Motion for PartialSource document · MotionsBANA response to plaintiffs' objections to summary judgment evidence, No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB, Document 693-1, filed February 20, 2026.
  68. Notice - Kyc Company Litigation (2026-05-11)Source document · NoticesAltshuler Berzon attorney withdraws from the Bank of America California unemployment benefits class case, Document 719, May 11, 2026.
  69. Fraud Division Announces Massive Crackdown for Second Straight Week — Over $1 BILLION in Nationwide Fraud Enforcement ActionsSource document · Press releases
  70. AOE to Lennon 5.19.2026 DeclarationSource document · Exhibits and declarations
  71. Labor OIG Alert Memo on Prepaid-Card UI Funds (MDL 2992, Doc. 723-3)Source documentDocument 723-3 (Exhibit A), No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB: Labor OIG alert memo of January 30, 2026 on $738,475,819 in UI funds left on prepaid cards.
  72. Memorandum For: Brent Parton (Exhibit B, Document 723-4)Source document
  73. Declaration Of JenniferSource document · Exhibits and declarationsDeclaration of a Bank of America prepaid unemployment executive, Doc. 723-1 in In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation.
  74. BANA EDD - Motion to Seal Notice of New Evidence and Declaration of Jennifer Lennon In Support ThereofSource document · MotionsBank of America's motion to seal its Notice of New Evidence and the Lennon Declaration, No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB, Doc 721, filed May 19, 2026.
  75. Order Vacating Hearing on Motion for Summary Judgment and Daubert Motions and Setting Status ConferenceSource document · Orders and opinionsOrder in In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, No. 3:21-md-02992 (S.D. Cal.), May 20, 2026: summary judgment hearing vacated.
  76. Defendant Bank of America, N.A.’s Notice of New Evidence Concerning Class Members — No. 3:21-md-02992Source document · MotionsBank of America notice of new evidence on class members, Doc. 723, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB (S.D. Cal.), May 19, 2026, citing DOL OIG information.
  77. Former Suffolk County Corrections Officer Sentenced for COVID Unemployment and Loan FraudSource document · Press releases
  78. USA Supplemental Sentencing Memo - Chambers et al. 2079-7751-4758 v.2Source document · Pleas and sentencing
  79. Declaration of Jennifer Lennon ISO Motion to Decertify the Classes — In re Bank of America (S.D. Cal.)Source document · Exhibits and declarationsDoc. 733-8, No. 3:21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB (S.D. Cal.), June 8, 2026: Bank of America executive's declaration supporting its motion to decertify the classes.
  80. AOE to Lennon 6.3.2026 DeclarationSource document · Exhibits and declarations
  81. AOE to Brys DeclarationSource document · Exhibits and declarationsBank of America's appendix of four exhibits to the Brys declaration, Document 733-3 in No. 3:21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB (S.D. Cal.), filed June 8, 2026.
  82. BANA EDD - Brys Decl. ISO Class DecertSource document
  83. Memorandum For: Brent Parton (Exhibit B, Document 733-11)Source documentDoc. 733-11, Exhibit B in No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB: 2022 DOL OIG alert memo reporting $45.6 billion in potentially fraudulent UI payments.
  84. Memorandum For: Suzan G. LevineSource documentDOL OIG alert memo of February 22, 2021 on $5.4 billion in potentially fraudulent UI benefits, filed as Document 733-6 in No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB.
  85. Labor OIG Alert Memo on Prepaid-Card UI Funds (MDL 2992, Doc. 733-10)Source documentDoc. 733-10, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB: Labor OIG alert memo of January 30, 2026 on $714,626,297 in UI funds held on Financial Institution 1 prepaid cards.
  86. BANA EDD - Motion to Seal Motion for Decertification and Declaration ISOSource document · MotionsBANA motion to seal documents supporting its motion to decertify the classes, No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB, Document 731, filed June 8, 2026.
  87. COVID-19: ETA Needs to Improve Its Oversight of States' Efforts to Identify UI Fraud (DOL OIG, June 10, 2026)Source document
  88. Chickaloon man sentenced to prison for COVID-19 fraud conspiracySource document · Press releases
  89. United States’ Sentencing MemorandumSource document · Pleas and sentencingGovernment sentencing memo, U.S. v. Chambers, No. 25-CR-60273-PCH (S.D. Fla.): recommends 72 to 101 months and $1,670,954 restitution.
  90. Griffin Grifter Sentenced to Federal Prison for DogfightingSource document · Press releases
  91. Massachusetts State Representative Charged With Pandemic Loan Fraud and Money LaunderingSource document · Press releases
  92. Defendant’S MemorandumSource documentBank of America memorandum for class decertification, In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (S.D. Cal.), June 8, 2026.
  93. EDD Decertification Notice of MotionSource document · MotionsBank of America moves to decertify the classes in the California unemployment benefits litigation, hearing August 28, 2026, Doc 733.
  94. United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in SurgeSource document · Press releases
  95. Washington County Man Pleads Guilty in CARES Act FraudSource document · Press releases
  96. MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOINS DOJ FRAUD DIVISION, SBA, AND SBA OIG IN SURGE TAKEDOWN EXCEEDING $245 MILLION IN COVID-ERA LOAN FRAUDSource document · Press releases
  97. District of Massachusetts Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA and SBA-OIG in Nationwide COVID-Era Fraud Enforcement SurgeSource document · Press releases
  98. undatedMore Can Be Done to Mitigate Risk to Unemployment Compensation Under the CARES Act (OIG 19-20-008-03-315)Source document
  99. undatedAudit Report — COVID-19: States Struggled to Implement CARES Act UI Programs (DOL OIG, May 28, 2021)Source document
  100. undated11 Members and Associates of the Brooklyn-Based Woo Gang Charged with Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  101. undated134 Stat. 178 (Pub. L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act)Source document
  102. undated134 Stat. 281 (Pub. L. 116-136, CARES Act)Source document
  103. undatedPRAC Fraud Prevention Alert — $79 Billion in Preventable Pandemic Fraud (June 2025)Source documentPRAC fraud prevention alert (June 2025) estimating $79 billion in pandemic relief paid to applicants using over 1.4 million questionable SSNs.
  104. undatedGAO-24-107471 — Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: States’ Controls to Address Fraud (July 23, 2024)Source documentGAO Q&A report GAO-24-107471, July 23, 2024, on the antifraud controls states used in their Pandemic Unemployment Assistance programs.
  105. undatedTop Management and Performance Challenges report (FY 2026) - SBA Office of Inspector General — pandemic lending oversight (2025-12-18)Source documentSBA OIG Report 26-01 on FY 2026 challenges, including 37,938 unreviewed PPP loans and $14.2 billion in suspected non-bank fraud.
  106. undatedCongressional Record — Senate, S2544 (May 20, 2020)Source documentCongressional Record — Senate, May 20, 2020 (S2544): Mr. Portman says about half of $2.8 trillion in coronavirus relief has been disbursed.
  107. undatedCongressional Record — House, May 15, 2020Source documentCongressional Record — House, May 15, 2020: closing debate on H. Res. 965 proxy voting and the text of H.R. 6800, The Heroes Act, with appropriations.
  108. undatedEmergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 (EUISAA), Families First Coronavirus Response ActSource document
  109. undatedNigerian National Pleads Guilty to A Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme and an Unrelated Elder Fraud SchemeSource document
  110. undatedFormer KC Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to Facilitating Covid Fraud Scheme, Unemployment Benefits Fraud SchemeSource document
  111. undatedFormer Arizona Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Stealing Mainers’ Identities in Pandemic Unemployment FraudSource document
  112. undatedMetro Atlanta Man Sentenced for Laundering Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Unemployment FundsSource document
  113. undatedGeorgia Siblings Sentenced for Defrauding Unemployment and COVID-19 Relief Programs (DOJ, 2024)Source document
  114. undatedPutnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment and COVID-19 BenefitsSource document
  115. undatedPutnam County Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment and COVID-19 BenefitsSource document
  116. undatedTroy Man Charged With Pandemic Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  117. undatedMore Than 2,000 Individuals Charged for Unemployment Insurance Fraud — Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of LaborSource document
  118. undatedKapolei Woman Indicted for Scheme to Defraud Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Programs (January 24, 2025)Source document
  119. undatedAlbany Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  120. undatedHaverhill Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claim for Brazilian Resident (February 13, 2025)Source document
  121. undatedDetroit Man Sentenced To Over Four Years in Federal Prison For Participating In Multi-State Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemeSource document
  122. undatedCitrus Heights Woman Pleads Guilty to Participation in $1 Million Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme (February 27, 2025)Source document
  123. undatedOrder Drawing Case — Joshua Abrams v. Division of Unemployment Insurance, Civil Action No. 24-cv-03390-RTG (Document 9)Source document
  124. undatedNew Jersey Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits; Others Previously Sentenced (March 7, 2025)Source document
  125. undatedBaltimore Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Maryland Unemployment Insurance Scheme (Press Release, March 17, 2025)Source document
  126. undatedNigerian National Charged with Theft of Pandemic Unemployment BenefitsSource document
  127. undatedMaryland Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme During COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  128. undatedBrooklyn-Based Ninedee Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Covid-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme — Eastern District of New YorkSource document
  129. undatedPutnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment and COVID-19 Benefits — James Lomax, Hurricane, W.Va.Source document
  130. undatedNigerian Man Pleads Guilty to $10 Million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud SchemeSource document
  131. undatedFormer State Employee Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme — Eastern District of Michigan (May 12, 2025)Source document
  132. undatedMan Sentenced to Federal Prison for CARES Act Unemployment FraudSource document
  133. undatedWestwego Woman Guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud by Defrauding State Offices of Unemployment InsuranceSource document
  134. undatedBaltimore Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Fentanyl, Firearm, and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Charges — District of MarylandSource document
  135. undatedBrooklyn Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for $1.75 Million Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud (U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, May 21, 2025)Source document
  136. undatedPeters Helps Senate Pass Third Coronavirus Package That Includes His Legislation to Significantly Expand Unemployment BenefitsSource document
  137. undatedThree Sentenced for $30 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud (Office of Public Affairs, May 23, 2025)Source document
  138. undatedBrooklyn Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for $1.75 Million Covid-19 Unemployment FraudSource document
  139. undatedDefendant Pleads Guilty in Federal Pandemic Fraud Unemployment Benefits Scheme (Press Release, May 22, 2025)Source document
  140. undatedThree Sentenced for $30 Million COVID-19 Unemployment FraudSource document
  141. undatedThree Sentenced for Pandemic-Related Unemployment Fraud, ID TheftSource document
  142. undatedMiami Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for $2.3 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme (Press Release, June 24, 2025)Source document
  143. undatedVirginia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme (Press Release, July 1, 2025)Source document
  144. undatedMan Pleads Guilty to Cares Act Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  145. undatedCitrus Heights Couple Sentenced for $1 Million Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud Scheme (Press Release, August 7, 2025)Source document
  146. undatedGeorgia Man Convicted for $16M COVID-19 Unemployment FraudSource document
  147. undatedInvestigation Leads to the Indictment of Trio Including Mother, Daughter, and Friend in $7.3 Million Pandemic Unemployment AssistanceSource document
  148. undatedFormer Department of Labor Employee Indicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $40,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance BenefitsSource document
  149. undatedNevada Man Charged In $500,830 COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud SchemeSource document
  150. undatedMan Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  151. undated17 Defendants Stole $341,205 — Pandemic Fraud Unemployment Benefits Scheme — Western District of Virginia (November 13, 2025)Source document
  152. undatedNigerian Citizen Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scam (Press Release, November 20, 2025)Source document
  153. undatedFormer Suffolk County Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID Unemployment and Loan FraudSource document
  154. undatedFormer Suffolk County Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID Unemployment and Loan Fraud (Press Release, November 25, 2025)Source document
  155. undatedGeorgia State Representative Charged with Pandemic Unemployment Fraud — Sharon Henderson — Northern District of Georgia (December 8, 2025)Source document
  156. undated2025 12 23 Burtonsville Woman Pleads Guilty To Federal Unemployment Insurance Fraud 0b8fec35Source document
  157. undatedBurtonsville Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Unemployment Insurance Fraud ChargesSource document
  158. undatedDetroit Man Pleads Guilty in Half-Million Dollar Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud, ID-Theft SchemeSource document
  159. undatedMaryland Cousins Indicted on Tax Return and Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Fraud ChargesSource document
  160. undatedFormer Georgia State Representative Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme — Northern District of Georgia (January 21, 2026)Source document
  161. undatedD.C. Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme During COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  162. undatedTemple Hills Man Sentenced for Firearms and Drug Trafficking Crimes, and CARES Act Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  163. undatedThird Georgia State Representative Charged with Pandemic Unemployment Fraud — Northern District of Georgia (January 30, 2026)Source document
  164. undatedFour Charged in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud ConspiracySource document
  165. undatedFormer TSA Security Officer Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment AssistanceSource document
  166. undatedCameroonian National Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Benefits FraudSource document
  167. undatedFormer Fort Worth Resident Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Unemployment Benefits FraudSource document
  168. undatedMan Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance FraudSource document
  169. undatedLabor Department Watchdog Highlights Major Fraud Convictions, Tens of Millions in Pandemic UI SchemesSource document
  170. undatedDOL Inspector General Testifies Before House Ways & Means on Billions in Pandemic Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  171. undatedHartford Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Fraudulently Collecting Social Security, Unemployment, Food Stamp BenefitsSource document
  172. undatedSouth Carolina Woman Sentenced to Prison for Multi-State Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  173. undatedLead Defendant in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy Pleads GuiltySource document
  174. undatedMan Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance SchemeSource document
  175. undatedFormer Suffolk County Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID Unemployment and Loan Fraud — Jasmine Murphy, BostonSource document
  176. undatedFormer Suffolk County Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to COVID Unemployment and Loan Fraud (April 2, 2026)Source document
  177. undatedDetroit Man Pleads Guilty in $1.9M in Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Fraud SchemeSource document
  178. undatedSeaside Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment BenefitsSource document
  179. undatedWoman Sentenced for CARES Act Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  180. undatedCollaboration Marks New Era in Stopping Unemployment Insurance Fraud — Department of Labor, May 13, 2026Source document
  181. undatedNewport News Woman Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for COVID Era Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (DOL-OIG, May 08, 2026)Source document
  182. undatedMan Sentenced for Role in CARES Act Unemployment Insurance ScamSource document
  183. undatedFinancial Institutions Freeze Funds Tied to Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (Department of Labor, May 21, 2026)Source document
  184. undatedFormer TSA Security Officer Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (May 21, 2026)Source document
  185. undatedFederal Grand Jury Indicts Urbana Woman for Pandemic Era Unemployment Benefit Fraud (June 4, 2026)Source document
  186. undatedPress Release — 53,000 Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Accounts Exposed in New Jersey (June 10, 2026)Source document
  187. undatedMineral Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for COVID Era Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme (June 9, 2026)Source document
  188. undatedRecovers Over $512M in Fraudulent Unemployment Claims to U.S. Treasury — Department of Labor, June 16, 2026Source document
  189. undatedLehigh Valley Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and Defrauding Local Car DealershipsSource document
  190. undatedDominican Republic National Pleads Guilty to Participating in $1 Million Unemployment Fraud SchemeSource document
  191. undatedDes Moines Woman Sent to Federal Prison for Submitting Fraudulent Unemployment Claims (July 17, 2026)Source document
  192. undatedThird Georgia State Representative Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Fraud (July 30, 2026)Source document
  193. undatedKnoxville Resident Indicted for Laundering Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  194. undatedKapolei Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft — Pandemic Unemployment Relief Program FraudSource document
  195. undatedFormer Employee of Maryland State Contractor Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits Fraud ChargesSource document
  196. undatedFormer Department of Labor Employee Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining Over $40,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance BenefitsSource document
  197. undatedNigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Cross-Country Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemeSource document
  198. undatedUpdate on the Office of the Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman - 4th Quarter, FY 2026Source document
  199. undated23 Indicted on Federal CARES Act Unemployment Fraud ChargesSource document
  200. undatedBrief - Kyc Company Litigation (2022-08-05)Source document · Briefs and memorandaJS44 civil cover sheet, Kengne v. ID.me, Inc. and Cogency Global Inc., Doc. 6-2, No. 1:22-cv-02237-SEG, filed August 5, 2022.
  201. undatedA Macroeconomic Theory of Optimal Unemployment Insurance — NBER Working Paper 16526Source document
  202. undatedA Southfield Woman Has Been Charged with Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fraud Related to the COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  203. undatedAbsence of Monthly Child Tax Credit Leads to 3.7 Million More Children in Poverty in January 2022Source documentColumbia Center on Poverty and Social Policy brief: child poverty rose from 12.1% to 17% in January 2022 after monthly Child Tax Credit payments ended.
  204. undatedAdvisory Report CARES Act: Key Areas of Concern Regarding Implementation of Dislocated Worker Grant ProvisionsSource document
  205. undatedAG Ferguson’s innovative unemployment fraud recovery initiative nets $42 million (Washington State Office of the Attorney General)Source document
  206. undatedNBER Working Paper 28470 — Aggregate Employment Effects of Unemployment Benefits During Deep Downturns (Dube)Source document
  207. undatedAir Force Police Officer Charged with Over $250,000 in Unemployment Insurance Fraud During the Ongoing COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  208. undatedAir Force Police Officer Convicted of over $150,000 in Unemployment Insurance Fraud During the Covid-19 PandemicSource document
  209. undatedAlabama Woman Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemeSource document
  210. undatedAlbany Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  211. undatedAlert Memorandum: ETA Needs to Improve its Plans for providing Administrative, Financial Management, and Audit Requirements Relief to Grant Recipients…Source document
  212. undatedDisparities in Access to Unemployment InsuranceSource documentRSF journal article (2023) on disparities in access to unemployment insurance during COVID-19, using U.S. and California claims data by state and county.
  213. undatedApplying for and receiving unemployment insurance benefits during the coronavirus pandemic : Monthly Labor Review : U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSource document · Applying For And Receiving Unemployment Insurance Benefits During The Coronavirus PandemicBLS Monthly Labor Review article using the Household Pulse Survey to estimate who applied for and received unemployment insurance in 2020.
  214. undatedAttorney General Announces Task Force to Combat Covid 19 Fraud Covid Task Fraud Fact SheetSource document · Orders and opinionsFact sheet on the Attorney General's COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force: nearly 600 defendants charged, over $600 million, 56 federal districts.
  215. undatedAttorney General Kris Mayes Secures Prison Sentence for Couple Who Orchestrated $200,000+ Pandemic Unemployment Fraud SchemeSource document
  216. undatedAttorney General Mayes Announces Sentencing of Tucson Couple For Pandemic Unemployment Assistance FraudSource document
  217. undatedThe $800 Billion Paycheck Protection Program: Where Did the Money Go and Why Did It Go There? (Working Paper 29669)Source document · Notices
  218. undatedBennet Releases Framework For Legislation Tying Expanded Unemployment Benefits To Public Health Emergency, Economic Conditions (Senator Michael Bennet)Source document
  219. undatedBernie Sanders threatens to hold up coronavirus bill after 4 GOP senators push to cut unemployment aid (CNBC)Source document
  220. undatedH. R. 6199 — Emergency Unemployment Insurance Stabilization and Access Act of 2020 (March 11, 2020)Source document
  221. undatedH.R. 6271 (116th Congress) — To provide certain unemployment assistance for individuals impacted by quarantine orderSource document
  222. undatedH.R. 6680 (116th Congress) — To amend the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to unemployment compensationSource document
  223. undatedH.R. 6695, Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act (May 1, 2020)Source document
  224. undatedH.R. 7691, Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance ActSource document
  225. undatedH.R. 7957 — High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020 (August 7, 2020)Source document
  226. undatedH.R. 8284, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Integrity ActSource document
  227. undatedS. 3497, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance ActSource document
  228. undatedS. 3523, Coronavirus Unemployment Insurance Expansion ActSource document
  229. undatedBill — S. 3619, Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act (Senate)Source document
  230. undatedS. 3696, 116th Congress — To Disregard Additional Unemployment CompensationSource document
  231. undatedBill — S. 4209, emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofits (Senate, July 2, 2020)Source document
  232. undatedAct — S. 4209, Emergency Unemployment Relief for Governmental Entities and Nonprofit OrganizationsSource document
  233. undatedS. 4209, 116th Congress — To Improve Emergency Unemployment Relief for Governmental EntitiesSource document
  234. undatedS. 4244, Unemployment Insurance Systems Modernization Act of 2020Source document
  235. undatedS. 4275, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Integrity ActSource document
  236. undatedS. 4283, Unemployment Insurance Technology and Accessibility ActSource document
  237. undatedS. 4378, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Extension ActSource document
  238. undatedBill — S. 4437, eligibility of high school students for Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (Senate, August 4, 2020)Source document
  239. undatedS. 4442, Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance ActSource document
  240. undatedH.R. 1458, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization ActSource document
  241. undatedH.R. 3254 — Bill to terminate Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (May 14, 2021)Source document
  242. undatedH.R. 3268, Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021Source document
  243. undatedH.R. 4190, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud Protection ActSource document
  244. undatedBill — H. R. 435, Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act (117th Congress, January 2021)Source document
  245. undatedH.R. 5285, Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021Source document
  246. undatedH.R. 5507, Unemployment Insurance Improvement ActSource document
  247. undatedH.R. 723, Reducing Fraud in Unemployment Assistance ActSource document
  248. undatedH.R. 8000, Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022Source document
  249. undatedGUARD Act — H. R. 8661, 117th Congress, 2d Session (To improve equity and accountability in State unemployment programs)Source document
  250. undatedH. Res. 1288 (117th Congress) — Of inquiry: Unemployment Insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemicSource document

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