A more elaborate article on the whole Covid Fraud thing and its many forms.
- Two million fleeced from Covid Unemployment by criminals who stole other individuals personal data and were found out by posting images of themselves on social media next to stacks of cash.
- A 'star rapper' named Nuke Bizzle scammed 1.2 million in Covid Welfare cash while still behind bars.
- Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson had his identity apparently used in an attempted Unemployment Scam along with 37,000 other Arkansas claims frozen due to suspected fruad.
- Due to loose unemployment verification standards, upwards of $200 million might've been fleeced by Prisoners in Pennsylvania alone.
- In Maryland, the FGA stated upwards of 95% of Unemployment claims were suspected of being fraudulent.
- According to one report cited in Yahoo News, upwards of $200 billion in taxpayer money has been lost due to fraud in Unemployment scams and that about 30% of Unemployment claims are fraudulent. So that's about five times the amount of money spent on the actual vaccination effort... and over a quarter the annual Pentagon budget.
- Unemployment Fraud is the 4th biggest component of Covid Stimulus relief according to the AEI.
NYC Suspects Busted in Multi-Million-Dollar COVID Welfare Scam After Posing with Money Stacks on Social Media | Brad Polumbo
These scammers in New York only got caught because they were particularly, erm, flagrant in their criminal activity. They made multiple unusually large withdrawals at ATMs, triggering monitors, and openly posted the huge influx of cash on social media.
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- Two million fleeced from Covid Unemployment by criminals who stole other individuals personal data and were found out by posting images of themselves on social media next to stacks of cash.
- A 'star rapper' named Nuke Bizzle scammed 1.2 million in Covid Welfare cash while still behind bars.
- Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson had his identity apparently used in an attempted Unemployment Scam along with 37,000 other Arkansas claims frozen due to suspected fruad.
- Due to loose unemployment verification standards, upwards of $200 million might've been fleeced by Prisoners in Pennsylvania alone.
- In Maryland, the FGA stated upwards of 95% of Unemployment claims were suspected of being fraudulent.
- According to one report cited in Yahoo News, upwards of $200 billion in taxpayer money has been lost due to fraud in Unemployment scams and that about 30% of Unemployment claims are fraudulent. So that's about five times the amount of money spent on the actual vaccination effort... and over a quarter the annual Pentagon budget.
- Unemployment Fraud is the 4th biggest component of Covid Stimulus relief according to the AEI.
| 1. Paycheck Protection Program | $828 billion |
| 2. Unemployment Benefits (total) | $557 billion |
| 3. Stimulus Checks | $458 billion |
| Unemployment Benefit Fraud (high estimate) | $200 billion |
| 4. Grants to Health Providers | $178 billion |
| 5. Coronavirus Relief Fund for States | $150 billion |
| 6. Allow Business Losses Against Other Income | $137 billion |
| 7. Health Preparedness and Response | $93 billion |
| 8. Medicaid Matching Funds Increase | $85 billion |
| 9. Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement | $80 billion |
| 10. Education Funding | $76 billion |
| Unemployment Benefit Fraud (low estimate) | $63 billion |