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Labor officials describe task force on unemployment fraud, say PUA overpayments and recoveries need follow‑up
Summary
The labor department described internal integrity units and a task force working with law‑enforcement partners on pandemic‑era fraud and overpayments; lawmakers pressed for statistics on total PUA receipts, confirmed fraud prosecutions and recovery amounts.
Department of Labor officials told the House Finance Committee on March 26 that they have an internal integrity unit and a task force that includes Commonwealth and federal investigators to pursue fraud in unemployment benefits, including claims tied to pandemic programs such as PUA.
The secretary and staff said multiple criminal cases have been filed recently and that the agency is working with Puerto Rico public‑safety investigators and federal partners to refer and prosecute matters that arise from internal investigations. The department also reported it has…
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