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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. undatedH. Res. 1288 (Report No. 117–521) — Of inquiry: Unemployment Insurance fraud during the COVID–19 pandemicSource document
  2. undatedS. 1206, PUA Eligibility Clarification Act of 2021Source document
  3. undatedS. 1699, Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021Source document
  4. undatedS. 2865, Unemployment Insurance Improvement ActSource document
  5. undatedS. 2898, Unemployment Insurance Systems Modernization Act of 2021Source document
  6. undatedS. 4507, Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022Source document
  7. undatedS. 490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization ActSource document
  8. undatedBoston Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  9. undatedBoston Man Sentenced for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  10. undatedBrockton Man Pleads Guilty to COVID Unemployment FraudSource document
  11. undatedBronx Man Sentenced To 40 Months In Connection With COVID-19-Related Tax And Unemployment Fraud SchemesSource document
  12. undatedBronx Pair Indicted for Stealing Over $500K in Unemployment Insurance Benefits During Pandemic Using Stolen Identities (Bronx District Attorney, 58-2026, June…Source document
  13. undatedBrooklyn-Based Ninedee Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Covid-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud SchemeSource document
  14. undatedCalifornia LAO, "Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud" Feb 15, 2022; 1.1M flagged, 600,000 leg...Source document
  15. undatedCalifornia Man Accused of Defrauding the Federal Government Over $100,000 in Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19Source document
  16. undatedCamden County Man Charged with Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  17. undatedCBO, Preliminary Estimate of the Effects of H.R. 748, the CARES Act (Revised April 27, 2020)Source documentCBO preliminary estimate of H.R. 748, the CARES Act, revised April 27, 2020: deficits rise about $1.7 trillion over 2020-2030, with PPP and other costs.
  18. undatedBudgetary Effects of the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic — Congressional Budget Office (June 5, 2020)Source documentCBO letter to Senator Rick Scott, June 5, 2020, on pandemic budget effects: a projected $3.7 trillion FY2020 deficit and $670 billion in PPP costs.
  19. undatedMonthly Budget Review: September 2022 — Congressional Budget Office (October 11, 2022)Source documentCongressional Budget Office Monthly Budget Review for September 2022 (October 11, 2022): a $1.4 trillion fiscal year 2022 deficit.
  20. undatedCenter Point Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits FraudSource document
  21. undatedSupervisory Highlights: COVID-19 Prioritized Assessments Special Edition, Issue 23, Winter 2021Source documentCFPB Supervisory Highlights Issue 23, January 2021: COVID-19 prioritized assessments of mortgage servicing, PPP lending and other consumer markets.
  22. undatedID.me Downplayed Excessive Wait Times for Americans Seeking Unemployment Relief FundsSource document
  23. undatedCharlotte Woman Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits FraudSource document
  24. undatedCitizen Of Dominican Republic Sentenced To 79 Months In Prison For $16 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud SchemeSource document
  25. undatedCollin County Man Indicted for COVID Unemployment FraudSource document
  26. undatedArizona House of Representatives Committee on Commerce Report of Regular Meeting (February 14, 2023)Source document · Reports and auditsArizona House Committee on Commerce report of regular meeting, February 14, 2023: bill actions and votes including HB2108, HB2780 and HB2251.
  27. undatedOpposition to HB 4516 (Disqualification from Unemployment Benefits)Source document · Briefs and memorandaSugar Law Center memo of June 12, 2025 to the Michigan House Committee on Economic Competitiveness opposing HB 4516's unemployment disqualification rules.
  28. undatedArizona House of Representatives Committee on Commerce Report of Regular Meeting (January 31, 2023)Source document · Reports and auditsArizona House Commerce Committee minutes, January 31, 2023: votes on six House bills including HB2019 and HB2498, with HB2108 and HB2228 held.
  29. undatedSupport House Bill 4516 - Unemployment Insurance Seeking Work RequirementsSource documentNFIB memo to the Michigan House Committee on Economic Competitiveness, June 12, 2025, supporting House Bill 4516 on unemployment insurance work search.
  30. undatedArizona House of Representatives Committee on Commerce Report of Regular Meeting - March 14, 2023Source document · Reports and auditsArizona House Committee on Commerce minutes, March 14, 2023: action on SB1164 and SB1191, SB1167 and SCR1033 held, with SB 1191 fact sheet.
  31. undatedArizona House of Representatives Committee on Commerce Report of Regular Meeting for March 18, 2025Source document · Reports and auditsArizona House Committee on Commerce report for March 18, 2025: votes on SB1025, SB1062, SB1373 and other Senate bills, with public comments and roll calls.
  32. undatedArizona House of Representatives Committee on Commerce Meeting Minutes and Agenda - February 7, 2023Source documentArizona House Committee on Commerce minutes for February 7, 2023: action on HB2555, HB2066, HB2065, HB2228 and HB2255, with three bills held.
  33. undatedArizona House of Representatives Committee on Commerce Report of Regular Meeting for January 27, 2026Source document · Reports and auditsArizona House Committee on Commerce meeting report, January 27, 2026: action on ten bills including HB2690 on unemployment benefits and HB2555 on cash.
  34. undatedArizona House of Representatives Committee on Commerce Report of Regular Meeting (February 13, 2024)Source document · Reports and auditsArizona House Committee on Commerce report of its February 13, 2024 regular meeting, with actions on HB2770, HB2734, HB2592 and other bills.
  35. undatedArizona House of Representatives Committee on Commerce Meeting Minutes and Agenda for March 15, 2022Source documentArizona House Committee on Commerce minutes and agenda for March 15, 2022, including action on SB1494 (COVID-19 vaccine; unemployment insurance).
  36. undatedArizona House of Representatives Committee on Commerce Meeting Minutes and Agenda for March 8, 2022Source documentArizona House Committee on Commerce minutes and agenda, March 8, 2022: action on six Senate bills, including SB1494 on COVID-19 vaccine.
  37. undatedUpdate on the Office of the Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman – 3rd Quarter, FY 2026Source documentVirginia Employment Commission report on the Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman, 3rd Quarter FY 2026 (April 1, 2026): 433 emails and 351 calls answered.
  38. undatedCongressional Research Service IF11723.1 (Unemployment Insurance Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Division N, Title II, Subtitle A…Source document
  39. undatedCongressional Research Service IF11786.3 (Unemployment Insurance Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021)Source document
  40. undatedCongressional Research Service IN11233 (Workplace Leave and Unemployment Insurance for Individuals Affected by COVID-19)Source document
  41. undatedCongressional Research Service IN11448.1 (CARES Act Income Support and Unemployment Compensation: Effect on Eligibility for Medicaid, CHIP, and ACA Premium…Source document
  42. undatedCongressional Research Service IN11456.2 (COVID-19: Measuring Unemployment)Source document
  43. undatedCongressional Research Service IN11460.2 (COVID-19: How Quickly Will Unemployment Recover?)Source document
  44. undatedCongressional Research Service IN11492.1 (COVID-19: Supplementing Unemployment Insurance Benefits (Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation vs. Lost Wages…Source document
  45. undatedCongressional Research Service LSB10442.1 (Recovery Rebates and Unemployment Compensation under the CARES Act: Immigration-Related Eligibility Criteria)Source document
  46. undatedCongressional Research Service R46472.1 (Comparing the Congressional Response to the Great Recession and the COVID-19-Related Recession: Unemployment…Source document
  47. undatedConsumption Effects of Unemployment Insurance during the COVID-19 Pandemic (JPMorgan Chase Institute report page)Source document
  48. undatedContinued Assistance for Unemployed Workers (Continued Assistance) Act of 2020 — Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) Program Reauthorization and…Source document
  49. undatedCorpus Christi man charged with CARES Act unemployment fraudSource document
  50. undatedCoventry Woman Admits to Fraudulently Applying for and Receiving COVID Unemployment BenefitsSource document
  51. undatedCOVID-19: ETA Should Continue To Closely Monitor Impact On Job Corps ProgramSource document
  52. undatedCOVID-19: How Quickly Will Unemployment Recover? (IN11460, Version 1)Source document
  53. undatedCOVID-19 Is Also a Reallocation Shock — NBER Working Paper 27137, May 2020Source documentNBER Working Paper No. 27137 (May 2020) measuring COVID-19 job and sales reallocation, estimating 42 percent of recent layoffs will be permanent job loss.
  54. undatedCOVID-19 Unemployment Benefit Fraud Scheme ChargedSource document
  55. undatedCoronavirus Relief Fair Unemployment Compensation Act Request, July 30, 2020 — Congressional Record, SenateSource document
  56. undatedCongressional Record, Senate, July 30, 2020 — Coronavirus Relief Fair Unemployment Compensation ActSource document
  57. undatedSenate Floor on Coronavirus Aid and Unemployment Benefits, August 6, 2020 — Congressional RecordSource document
  58. undatedCongressional Record, Senate, April 22, 2021 — S. 957 and Coronavirus Unemployment AssistanceSource document
  59. undatedHouse Special Order on Extended Unemployment Benefits — Congressional Record, May 12, 2021Source document
  60. undatedFederal Unemployment Bonus (Cong. Rec., May 19, 2021)Source document
  61. undatedUnemployment Benefits for Georgians (Cong. Rec., June 16, 2021)Source document
  62. undatedHouse Report 117-521 — Resolution of Inquiry: Unemployment Insurance Fraud During the COVID–19 PandemicSource document
  63. undatedUnemployment Insurance Provisions in the CARES Act, Updated April 9, 2020Source document
  64. undatedUnemployment Insurance Program Integrity: Recent DevelopmentsSource document
  65. undatedCurrent Status of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits: Permanent-Law Programs and COVID-19 Pandemic Response (R46687, Version 7, Updated August 22, 2021)Source document
  66. undatedCurrent Status of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits: Permanent-Law Programs and COVID-19 Pandemic Response (R46687, Version 1)Source document
  67. undatedCurrent Status of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits: Permanent-Law Programs and COVID-19 Pandemic Response (R46687, Version 5, Updated June 25, 2021)Source document
  68. undatedCurrent Status of Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits: Permanent-Law Programs and COVID-19 Pandemic Response (R46687, Version 3, Updated March 23, 2021)Source document
  69. undatedDana Adkins Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemeSource document
  70. undatedDeath Without Benefits: Unemployment Insurance, Re-Employment, and the Spread of Covid (March 12, 2024)Source document
  71. undatedDefendant Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain More Than $1.8 Million In Covid-19 Cares Act Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  72. undatedDeloitte Rolled Out Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Portals — Newswire, June 1, 2020Source document
  73. undatedDemographic Disparities in COVID-19 Disruptions: What Has Shaped Them? — Violeta A. GutkowskiSource documentFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review article (Fourth Quarter 2023) on why COVID-19 disruption was greater in communities of Color than White ones.
  74. undatedDental office employees charged with COVID unemployment fraudSource document
  75. undatedDepartment of Justice to Fund Rhode Island CARES Act Unemployment Fraud ProsecutorSource document
  76. undatedUnemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 14-21, ARPA Key UI Provisions — U.S. Department of LaborSource documentLabor Department UIPL No. 14-21, March 15, 2021: guidance to states on the American Rescue Plan Act's unemployment insurance provisions and funding.
  77. undatedDEW Continues to Add Resources as the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program Successfully Launches in South Carolina (April 27, 2020)Source document
  78. undatedDid Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Reduce Employment? Evidence from Early State-Level Expirations (Working Paper 29575)Source document
  79. undatedDisincentive Effects of Unemployment Insurance Benefits — WP 23-11R (December 20, 2024)Source document
  80. undatedDistributional Impacts of the CARES Act: Online AppendixSource documentOnline appendix to a paper by Cortes and Forsythe on the distributional impacts of Covid-19 and the CARES Act: eight figures on earnings and UI benefits.
  81. undatedDistrict of Columbia Department of Employment Services: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)Source document
  82. undatedDo Unemployment Insurance Benefits Improve Match and Employer Quality? Evidence from Recent U.S. RecessionsSource document
  83. undatedDauphin County Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Scheme — Eastern District of Pennsylvania, March 25, 2026Source document
  84. undatedLehigh Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud and Defrauding Local Car Dealerships — Eastern District of Pennsylvania, February…Source document
  85. undatedDOJ Usao Ma Press Release Four Charged Multi State Snap And Pua Fraud Conspiracy 2026 02 03Source document
  86. undatedDOJ Usao Ma Press Release Lead Defendant Multi State Snap And Pua Fraud Conspiracy Pleads 2026 03 25Source document
  87. undatedDOJ Usao Md Press Release Cameroonian National Sentenced Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2026 02 20Source document
  88. undatedDOJ Usao Md Press Release Dc Man Sentenced Federal Prison Unemployment Insurance Benefits 2026 01 21Source document
  89. undatedDOJ Usao Md Press Release Maryland Cousins Indicted Tax Return And Cares Act Unemployment 2026 01 20Source document
  90. undatedDOJ Usao Md Press Release Maryland Woman Sentenced Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Fraud 2026 05 13Source document
  91. undatedDOJ Usao Md Press Release Prince Georges County Man Sentenced Role Cares Act Unemployment 2026 05 21Source document
  92. undatedDOJ Usao Md Press Release Silver Spring Woman Pleads Guilty Unemployment Insurance Fraud 2026 02 17Source document
  93. undatedCouple Charged in COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud ConspiracySource document
  94. undatedThree Sentenced for Roles in COVID-19 Unemployment SchemeSource document
  95. undatedOIG Oversight of the Unemployment Insurance Program — DOL Office of Inspector General (updated June 5, 2025)Source document
  96. undatedReport — COVID-19: ETA and States Did Not Protect Pandemic-Related UI Funds from Improper Payments (OIG)Source document
  97. undatedDominican National Arrested for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  98. undatedEarly Withdrawal of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance: Effects on Earnings, Employment and ConsumptionSource document
  99. undatedEarnings Shocks and Stabilization During COVID-19 — Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2021-052 (2021)Source documentFederal Reserve FEDS paper 2021-052 (June 29, 2021) using tax data to measure 2020 earnings declines and how unemployment insurance offset them.
  100. undatedEast Point, Georgia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for CARES Act Unemployment FraudSource document
  101. undatedEastern District of California Receives Funding to Hire Dedicated Prosecutor to Combat Cares Act Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  102. undatedEconomic Effects of Additional Unemployment Benefits of $600 per Week — CBO (June 4, 2020)Source documentCongressional Budget Office letter of June 4, 2020 on the economic effects of extending the $600 per week unemployment benefit increase.
  103. undatedEffects of Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits: Evidence from the Monthly CPS — Working Paper No. 10-35/RSource document
  104. undatedEight Defendants Facing Federal Charges Relating to Over $1.6 Million Dollars in Cares Act Covid-19 Fraud, including Identity Theft and Unemployment Insurance…Source document
  105. undatedEleven Defendants Facing Federal Charges Relating to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme with More Than $1.6 Million in LossesSource document
  106. undatedEmployment and Consumption Responses to the Withdrawal of Unemployment Benefits (May 2024)Source document
  107. undatedEmployment Effects of Unemployment Insurance Generosity During the Pandemic — Tobin Center (July 14, 2020)Source document
  108. undatedEnhanced Unemployment Insurance Benefits During COVID-19Source documentFRBSF Working Paper 2024-15 by Valletta and Yilma on pandemic unemployment insurance: UI payments reversed rising household income inequality in 2020-21.
  109. undatedEvelyn Blevins Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemeSource document
  110. undatedDOL news release, UI weekly claims, 2020-05-21Source documentDepartment of Labor weekly unemployment claims release, May 21, 2020: 2,438,000 seasonally adjusted initial claims for the week ending May 16.
  111. undatedThe Fed - Excess Savings during the COVID-19 PandemicSource documentFederal Reserve FEDS Note (October 21, 2022) estimating about $2.3 trillion in household excess savings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  112. undatedExecutive Order D 2020 012: Order Limiting Evictions, Foreclosures, and Public Utility Disconnections and Expediting Unemployment Insurance Claim Processing to Source document
  113. undatedExecutive Order No. 20-04: Corona Virus -- Emergency Unemployment Insurance Benefit Relief (State of Nebraska)Source document
  114. undatedExecutive Order No. 20-71: Temporary relief from certain unemployment insurance requirements during state of disaster emergency (State of Kansas)Source document
  115. undatedCOVID-19 Experience and Support for Safety-Net ExpansionSource documentJournal of Economic Behavior and Organization article (2022): early COVID-19 impact predicted support for unemployment insurance and healthcare expansion.
  116. undatedAcross the Universe: Policy Support for Employment and Revenue in the Pandemic Recession — FEDS 2020-099Source documentFederal Reserve FEDS paper 2020-099 (November 30, 2020): four pandemic lending programs targeted classes with 97 percent of U.S. employment.
  117. undatedFederal Authorities Seize Over $80,000 In Funds Tied To COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud SchemeSource document
  118. undatedFederal Seizure Warrants Freeze Funds Tied To COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud SchemeSource document
  119. undatedFifteen People Sentenced For Defrauding Unemployment Insurance Agencies During Covid-19 PandemicSource document
  120. undatedFive Arrested, More Than $1.1M Seized in Federal, State Investigation into CARES Act Unemployment Benefits Fraud in Rhode IslandSource document
  121. undatedFloral Company Pays $1.25 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Of Defrauding Unemployment Insurance Program During Covid-19 PandemicSource document
  122. undatedFlorida Man Charged in Miami Federal Court for Submitting Fraudulent Claims for Unemployment Benefits Intended for People Affected by COVID-19Source document
  123. undatedFlorida Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $1 Million in Unemployment Benefits and COVID-19 LoanSource document
  124. undatedFlorida Man Pleads Guilty To Covid-19 Related Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses In Connection With A Scheme To Unlawfully Obtain Pandemic Unemployment…Source document
  125. undatedFlorida Man Pleads Guilty to Scheming to Defraud Maryland, California of More Than $2.3 Million in Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  126. undatedFlorida Man Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Related Unemployment Insurance Fraud Conspiracy And Identity TheftSource document
  127. undatedFlorida Man Who Stole Over $170,000 in Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal PrisonSource document
  128. undatedFormer Claims Examiner for Michigan Unemployment Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud SchemeSource document
  129. undatedFormer College Football Player Pleads Guilty to a Fraud Scheme Involving More than $1 Million in COVID-19 Unemployment BenefitsSource document
  130. undatedFormer Contractor for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Was Sentenced Today In COVID-19 Fraud SchemeSource document
  131. undatedFormer Crips Gang Members and Inmates Each Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for COVID-19-Related Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemeSource document
  132. undatedFormer Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft Charges Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  133. undatedFormer Department of Unemployment Assistance Employee Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for COVID-19 Fraud SchemeSource document
  134. undatedFormer Federal Inmate Sentenced to Nearly Three Years For Fraudulently Collecting PUA Funds on Behalf of Incarcerated IndividualsSource document
  135. undatedFormer Inmate Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Jailhouse COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits FraudSource document
  136. undatedFormer New Bedford Man Sentenced for Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  137. undatedFormer NFL Player Pleads Guilty to Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft Scheme Involving CARES Act Unemployment Insurance FundsSource document
  138. undatedFormer Postal Employee Admits Fraud in Connection with Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  139. undatedFormer Postal Employee Sentenced To 13 Months In Prison For Fraud In Connection With Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  140. undatedFormer State Employee Sentenced to 20 Months for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemeSource document
  141. undatedFormer State Employee Sentenced to 36 Months for Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemeSource document
  142. undatedFormer Suffolk County Corrections Officer Sentenced for COVID Unemployment and Loan Fraud — Jasmine Murphy, CambridgeSource document
  143. undatedFour Chester County Residents Charged with COVID-19 Related Unemployment FraudSource document
  144. undatedFour Maryland Residents Facing Federal Indictment for CARES Act COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme with More Than $3 Million in LossesSource document
  145. undatedUnemployment Fraud Prevention & ProtectionSource document
  146. undatedFraudster Sentenced to More than Four Years in Federal Prison After Stealing Over $800,000 in COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment BenefitsSource document
  147. undatedFraudster Who Submitted Over $340,000 in Fake COVID Unemployment Benefits Applications Pleads GuiltySource document
  148. undatedFraudster Who Submitted Over $365,000 in Fake COVID Unemployment Benefits Applications Pleads GuiltySource document
  149. undatedFredericksburg Family Sentenced for Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Mail Theft, and Bank Fraud SchemesSource document
  150. undatedGao 22 104438 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Federal Program Supported Contingent WorkerSource document · Reports and auditsGAO-22-104438, June 2022: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance supported contingent workers; DOL should examine racial disparities in benefit receipt.
  151. undatedUnemployment Insurance: DOL Needs to Address Substantial Pandemic UI Fraud and Reduce Persistent RisksSource document
  152. undatedGAO-24-107175, COVID-19: Lessons Can Help Agencies Better Prepare for Future EmergenciesSource document · Reports and auditsGAO-24-107175, August 2024: lessons from COVID-19 oversight for federal agencies preparing for future emergencies, with one Treasury recommendation.
  153. undatedUnemployment Insurance Provisions in the CARES Act (H.R. 748, as Amended) — March 26, 2020Source document
  154. undatedGDOL’s Unemployment Insurance Pandemic Response: Many factors contributed to payment delays (Georgia Special Examination Report No. 21-15, February 2022)Source document
  155. undatedGeorgia Resident Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Targeting Several StatesSource document
  156. undatedGeorgia Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for $30M COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme and Firearms ChargeSource document
  157. undatedGloucester County Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $400,000 in Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  158. undatedGovTech, Thomson Reuters/Pondera ID Risk Analytics Coss quote; ~$60B; ~30% of US UI claimsSource document
  159. undatedGrand Jury Indicts Six in Ongoing Investigations into COVID Unemployment Insurance Fraud SchemesSource document
  160. undatedGDOL's Unemployment Insurance Pandemic Response, Follow-Up Review Report No. 21-15 (July 2025)Source document · Reports and audits
  161. undatedH.R. 6201: Paid Leave and Unemployment Insurance Responses to COVID-19 — IN11249 (March 20, 2020)Source document
  162. undatedH.R. 6201: Paid Leave and Unemployment Insurance Responses to COVID-19 — IN11249 (March 17, 2020)Source document
  163. undatedHalf of the pandemic's unemployment money may have been stolenSource document
  164. undatedHampton, Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment FraudSource document
  165. undatedHas COVID-19 Caused a Change in the Dynamics of the Unemployment Rate? — Judit KapasSource document
  166. undatedThe Many Times Trump Has Praised China's Handling of the Coronavirus Pandemic (CNN Politics) — Hearing Document, The Unemployment Pandemic: Addressing…Source document
  167. undatedCongressional Hearing - Hearing The Unemployment Pandemic Addressing America S Jobs Crisis Hearing Transcript Added 12 10 2020 At 10 10 AmSource document
  168. undatedBolton Says Trump Impeachment Inquiry Missed Other Troubling Episodes (The New York Times) — Hearing Document, The Unemployment Pandemic: Addressing America's…Source document
  169. undatedCongressional Hearing - Hearing The Unemployment Pandemic Addressing America S Jobs Crisis Witness Statement Added 06 18 2020 At 02 02.Source document
  170. undatedThe Unemployment Pandemic: Addressing America's Jobs Crisis — Testimony of Rachel Greszler, The Heritage Foundation, June 18, 2020Source document
  171. undatedCongressional Hearing - Hearing The Unemployment Pandemic Addressing America S Jobs Crisis Witness Statement Added 06 18 2020 At 02 02 PmSource document
  172. undatedCongressional Hearing - Hearing The Unemployment Pandemic Addressing America S Jobs Crisis Witness Statement Added 06 18 2020 At 02 02Source document
  173. undatedHeterogeneity in the Marginal Propensity to ConsumeSource documentChicago Fed working paper WP 2020-15 on Covid-19 stimulus payments: a $1,200 payment raised spending by $546 in two weeks, an MPC of 46%.
  174. undatedTestimony of Scott Jensen, Research Improving People's Lives, on Unemployment Insurance after the PandemicSource document
  175. undatedHouse hearing (118th Congress), REFORMING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TO SUPPORT AMERICAN WORKERS AND BUSINESSES (PDF)Source document
  176. undatedHouse hearing (118th Congress), THE GREATEST THEFT OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS: UNCHECKED UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD (PDF)Source document
  177. undatedLetter to Chairman Neal — Criminal Fraud in Pandemic Unemployment Insurance (UI) Programs (February 22, 2022)Source document
  178. undatedHow EDD and Bank of America make millions on California unemploymentSource document
  179. undatedHyattsville Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in a Cares-Act and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Over 600 Victims and Caused a Loss of at Least $2.7…Source document
  180. undatedDES Expands ID.me Identity Verification for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claimants — November 19, 2020Source document
  181. undatedHow Did COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Impact Consumer Spending and Employment? (IF12143)Source documentCRS report IF12143 (June 24, 2022) reviews research on how COVID-19 unemployment insurance benefits affected consumer spending and employment.
  182. undatedIllinois Man Admits Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits while IncarceratedSource document
  183. undatedIllinois Man Charged With Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits While IncarceratedSource document
  184. undatedIllinois Man Sentenced To 39 Months In Prison For Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits While IncarceratedSource document
  185. undatedImproper Payments in the Unemployment Insurance Program: Overpayments and Rule Violations (Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Legislative Auditor…Source document
  186. undatedIn re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits LitigationSource document
  187. undatedIn re: Bank of America, California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, Order Denying Defendant’s Motion to Stay Pending Ruling on Rule 23(f) Petition, Document…Source document
  188. undatedCARES Act Assistance for Employers and Employees: Overview (Part 1) — IN11324 (April 21, 2020)Source documentCRS Insight IN11324 (updated April 21, 2020) comparing CARES Act PPP loans, the employee retention tax credit and Unemployment Insurance benefits.
  189. undatedIndian Trail Man Is Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Scheme To Defraud COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefit ProgramSource document
  190. undatedIndian Trail Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Scheme To Defraud COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefit ProgramSource document
  191. undatedInmate Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits FraudSource document
  192. undatedIowa Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for his Role in COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  193. undatedJerome M. Cruz Sentenced to Prison for Unemployment Fraud Charge Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  194. undatedA Macroeconomic Approach to Optimal Unemployment Insurance: Applications — Landais, Michaillat and Saez (2018)Source document
  195. undatedKanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Obtaining Unemployment and COVID-19 BenefitsSource document
  196. undatedKanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment and COVID-19 BenefitsSource document
  197. undatedLabor Demand in the Time of COVID-19 (NBER)Source documentNBER Working Paper No. 27061 (April 2020, revised August 2020) on COVID-19 labor demand, reporting a 44% drop in job postings between February and April.
  198. undatedLas Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits FraudSource document
  199. undatedLawrence Woman Arrested for Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  200. undatedLawrence Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  201. undatedLe Mars Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment FraudSource document
  202. undatedLe Mars Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Related Unemployment FraudSource document
  203. undatedLead Defendant in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced to Two Years in Federal PrisonSource document
  204. undatedLebanon County Man Indicted On COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud ChargesSource document
  205. undatedLeicester Man Indicted in Unemployment and SBA Loan Fraud Related to Covid-19 PandemicSource document
  206. undatedLeicester Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Unemployment and Loan Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  207. undatedMountainland Region COVID-19 Economic Recovery & Resilience Plan, Appendix I – Detailed Data (June 15, 2021)Source documentAppendix I data to the Mountainland Region COVID-19 Economic Recovery & Resilience Plan (EY, June 15, 2021): jobs, unemployment and PPP loans.
  208. undatedMalden Man Indicted for CARES Act Pandemic Unemployment Fraud and Identity FraudSource document
  209. undatedMan Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1 Million in COVID-19 Relief and Unemployment CompensationSource document
  210. undatedMan Sentenced to Federal Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1 Million in COVID-19 Relief and Unemployment CompensationSource document
  211. undatedMarion Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits FraudSource document
  212. undatedMaryland and Virginia Men Facing Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $550,000 in COVID-19 Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits Using the…Source document
  213. undatedMaryland Man Admits to Coordinating Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft SchemesSource document
  214. undatedMaryland Man Facing Federal Indictment for Filing Fraudulent Applications for COVID-19 CARES Act Unemployment Benefits and for Illegal Possession of a FirearmSource document
  215. undatedMaryland Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Covid-19, Unemployment, Insurance, and Aggravated Identity Theft SchemesSource document
  216. undatedMeasuring the Labor Market at the Onset of the COVID-19 Crisis (Working Paper 27613)Source documentNBER Working Paper No. 27613 (July 2020) on the U.S. labor market collapse at the onset of COVID-19, using Homebase data and effects of PPP and UI.
  217. undatedMemorandum: Unemployment Insurance Eligibility – Pandemic Response (Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, April 13, 2020)Source document
  218. undatedMenifee Woman Arrested on Identity Theft Charges Involving Over $500,000 in Fraudulently Obtained COVID-19 Unemployment ReliefSource document
  219. undatedMeth Kingpin Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Stealing $2.1 Million from Pandemic Unemployment Insurance AgenciesSource document
  220. undatedMetro-Atlanta Man Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering of COVID-19 Unemployment Funds and IRS Tax RefundsSource document
  221. undatedMetro Atlanta man charged with money laundering related to COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance benefit fraudSource document
  222. undatedMiami Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for $2.3 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fraud SchemeSource document
  223. undatedMichigan Implements Expansion of Unemployment Assistance Following Peters’ Legislation Being Signed into Law (U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan)Source document
  224. undatedMichigan Man Arrested for Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  225. undatedMichigan Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  226. undatedMichigan Woman Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme Involving PUA BenefitsSource document
  227. undatedMineral man sentenced to over four years in prison for COVID era unemployment insurance fraud schemeSource document
  228. undatedMissouri's Hawley Charts Out Big Shift In How America Handles Unemployment Amid Coronavirus (KCUR)Source document
  229. undatedMiyares Secures Conviction for Unemployment Fraud (Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia)Source document
  230. undatedMiyares Secures Two Indictments of Unemployment Compensation Fraud (Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia)Source document
  231. undatedMother and Daughter Team Charged in COVID-19 Related, Jailhouse Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  232. undatedMother and Daughter Team Plead Guilty in COVID-19 Related Jailhouse Unemployment Insurance FraudSource document
  233. undatedNevada COVID-19 Task Force Provides Guidance For Victims Of Unemployment Benefits FraudSource document
  234. undatedNew Jersey Man Admits Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  235. undatedNew Jersey Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  236. undatedNew Jersey Man Charged With Stealing Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  237. undatedNew Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 PandemicSource document
  238. undatedNew Jersey Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance BenefitsSource document
  239. undatedNewport News woman sentenced to over seven years in prison for COVID era unemployment insurance fraud schemeSource document
  240. undatedNorth Providence Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief ProgramsSource document
  241. undatedReal-Time Economics: A New Platform to Track the Impacts of COVID-19 — Opportunity Insights (May 2020)Source documentMay 2020 Opportunity Insights paper by Chetty, Friedman, Hendren and Stepner describing a real-time COVID-19 economic tracker built on private data.
  242. undatedOIG Ca 25 002 Desk Review Of The State Of Georgia S Use Of Coronavirus Relief Fund ProceedsSource document · Reports and auditsTreasury OIG desk review OIG-CA-25-002 (October 4, 2024) of Georgia's use of its $3,502,871,330 Coronavirus Relief Fund payment; risk rated low.
  243. undatedOIG Ca 25 007 Desk Review Of The State Of West Virginia S Use Of Coronavirus Relief Fund ProceedsSource document · Reports and auditsTreasury OIG desk review OIG-CA-25-007 (November 13, 2024) of West Virginia's Coronavirus Relief Fund use, reporting $21,575,074 in questioned costs.
  244. undatedOIG Ca 25 015 Desk Review Of The State Of Mississippi S Use Of Coronavirus Relief Fund ProceedsSource document · Reports and auditsTreasury OIG desk review OIG-CA-25-015 (December 12, 2024) of Mississippi's Coronavirus Relief Fund use reports $1,324,066 in unsupported questioned costs.
  245. undatedOIG Ca 25 020 Desk Review Of The State Of North Dakota S Use Of Coronavirus Relief Fund ProceedsSource document · Reports and auditsTreasury OIG desk review OIG-CA-25-020 (December 17, 2024) of North Dakota's Coronavirus Relief Fund use: $712,792 in questioned costs.
  246. undatedOIG Ca 25 021 Desk Review Of The State Of New Hampshire S Use Of Coronavirus Relief Fund ProceedsSource document · Reports and auditsTreasury OIG desk review OIG-CA-25-021, December 18, 2024: New Hampshire Coronavirus Relief Fund use, with $16,424,839 in total questioned costs.
  247. undatedOIG Ca 25 023 Desk Review Of The State Of Oklahoma S Use Of Coronavirus Relief Fund ProceedsSource document · Reports and auditsTreasury OIG desk review OIG-CA-25-023 (December 18, 2024) of Oklahoma's Coronavirus Relief Fund use: $35,575,107 in total questioned costs.
  248. undatedOIG Ca 25 025 Desk Review Of The State Of Washington S Use Of Coronavirus Relief Fund ProceedsSource document · Reports and auditsTreasury OIG desk review OIG-CA-25-025 (December 19, 2024) of Washington's Coronavirus Relief Fund use: $14,368,934 in total questioned costs.
  249. undatedOIG Ca 25 028 Desk Review Of The State Of Nebraska S Use Of Coronavirus Relief Fund ProceedsSource document · Reports and auditsTreasury OIG desk review OIG-CA-25-028 (December 19, 2024) of Nebraska's Coronavirus Relief Fund use, questioning $15,830,130 in costs.
  250. undatedOIG Ca 25 029 Desk Review Of The State Of Connecticut S Use Of Coronavirus Relief Fund ProceedsSource document · Reports and auditsTreasury OIG desk review OIG-CA-25-029 (December 20, 2024): $167,633,232 in unsupported Coronavirus Relief Fund costs questioned for Connecticut.

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