The last of eight defendants – two of whom were Macomb County residents – has been sentenced in federal court due to his role in a $7.7 million COVID-19 pandemic-related schemes to defraud the state ...

More than 21 million Americans are claiming some form of unemployment insurance. The number of unemployed Americans who have been out of work six months or more increased by almost 40 percent last ...

A top House Republican announced new legislation Tuesday to double the statute of limitations on pandemic unemployment fraud to 10 years and urged fellow lawmakers to move fast, saying they have to ...

The last individual in a $7.7 million pandemic fraud scheme has been sentenced, marking the end of the case involving the exploitation of COVID-19 aid programs.

A Chester woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts of wire fraud for allegedly fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits related to COVID-19 emergency relief funds. Muneerah ...

Politicians and the media always express shock when they hear about the latest fraudulent schemes involving the welfare ...

Federal rental assistance distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic did far more than help people stay in their homes. It also improved their mental health. A UC Riverside study published this week in ...

Rep. Dexter Sharper, D-Valdosta, was charged with making false statements to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars of ...

Pre-pandemic, the Metro Action Commission's Emergency Rental Assistance program helped 185 households in a year. That number ballooned thanks to aid from the American Rescue Plan Act — by the 2021 ...

The programs helped give a boost to government entities, nonprofits, hospitals, local businesses and individuals.