Pandemic unemployment fraud may top $400B, according to experts

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Unemployment fraud during the pandemic could easily reach $400 billion, according to some estimates, and the bulk of the money likely ended in the hands of foreign crime syndicates—making this not just theft, but a matter of national security, Axios reports.    When the pandemic first hit, states weren’t prepared for the unprecedented wave of unemployment

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