California: Highest Unemployment Fraud and Unemployment Rate

California: Highest Unemployment Fraud and Unemployment Rate
Employment Development Department paperwork in Irvine, Calif., on April 2, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
James Breslo
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The California Employment Development Department (EDD) recently reported that its best estimate of fraudulent unemployment payments totals at least $20 billion. That makes it easily the largest case of fraud in U.S. history, and it totals more than the entire state budget of about half of U.S. states.\

James Breslo
James Breslo
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James Breslo is an attorney and host of the “Hidden Truth Show” podcast. He is a former partner at the international law firm Seyfarth Shaw and public company president. He has appeared numerous times as a legal expert on Fox News and CNN, and serves on the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 Public Diplomacy committee.
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