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More than 1 Million Unemployment Claims in Limbo as EDD Investigates Massive Fraud

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KQED

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.2726 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

More than one million California state unemployment claims--approximately 1 in 7-- were suspended this week in an attempt to avoid more fraudulent payouts. The California Employment Development Department has lost up to $4 billion on fraudulent claims since the pandemic started. We break down the latest problems besetting the state’s EDD, as a record number of Californians await much-needed financial relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We're going to shift gears now, and we're going to talk about ongoing problems at the state

1:03.2

unemployment agency. More than one million California state unemployment claims, that's

1:08.4

approximately one and seven, have been suspended in an attempt

1:12.3

to avoid fraudulent payouts. The move has angered jobless Californians and adds to the many

1:17.3

problems besetting California's employment development department. And joining us to break down the

1:22.2

latest problems of the agency, Patrick McGreevy, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. Welcome

1:26.5

Patrick McGreevy. Patrick McGreevy, do we have you with us?

1:31.9

We're gonna try to morning. Oh I'm sorry. Good morning to you. We had a bit of a

1:36.9

delay there. Glad to have you. I also want to welcome Mary Franklin Harvin,

1:40.2

who is associate producer and reporter for KQED's California report and welcome

1:43.8

Mary Franklin

1:44.3

Harvin. Good morning, Michael. Good morning to you. Let me begin, if I may, Patrick McReevey

1:50.0

with you because I want to have this laid out for our listeners and you've done some real

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