The amount of fraud has dropped sharply since the pandemic, but California still faced financial liabilities from the ...

The U.S. Labor Department deployed a specialized "strike team" to California over alleged unemployment fraud and $21 billion ...

Fraud allegations are increasingly being deployed as a political weapon against Newsom, a leading Trump critic and a ...

In a letter sent to California’s Employment Development Department, the Department of Labor shared with state officials that it would soon be deploying a “strike team” to the state, ...

California officials who turned a blind eye to unemployment scams — potentially worth tens of billions of dollars during the pandemic — will now be put directly under the microscope of the federal ...

Mark and Ahmed Hassan face felony insurance fraud charges for allegedly underreporting payroll at multiple Los Angeles area towing companies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For more than a decade, the California State Auditor has issued warnings to lawmakers about government waste, fraud, cost overruns ...

An aerial view of the California State Capitol on Feb. 1, 2023, in Sacramento, California. Justin Sullivan Getty Images/TNS After the Employment Development Department struggled to meet Californians’ ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a news conference in San Bernardino County in 2022 on California's pandemic response. The Trump administration has accused the state and Newsom of government waste and fraud, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Labor Department deployed a "strike team" to California to address federal findings of improper payments and alleged fraud ...