In this Just the News article, Chris Wade reports that the Trump administration deployed a federal “strike force” to investigate massive unemployment insurance fraud and improper payments in New York.
- New York has the nation’s highest unemployment fraud rate at 15% and improper payment rate at 23%, costing taxpayers an estimated $2 million per day.
- The joint effort by the Department of Labor and Inspector General targets hundreds of millions in bogus payments.
- Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito, a former NYPD detective, vowed to dismantle fraud and recover stolen dollars.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office defended the state’s anti-fraud measures while the probe intensifies scrutiny on Democrat-led states.
- The action aligns with President Trump’s broader “war on fraud” in public benefits programs like Medicaid and food stamps.
- Republicans in Congress are also probing Medicaid fraud in multiple blue states.
Read the full story:
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/feds-deploy-strike-team-probe-new-york-fraud
