“Gov. Gavin Newsom’s staff at one point emailed LWDA [Labor and Workforce Development Agency] Secretary Julie Su to notify her that an individual was using the governor’s Social Security number to file fraudulent claims,” explains “Examining Widespread Fraud in Pandemic Unemployment Relief Programs,” a recent report from the House Oversight Committee that is packed with bombshell revelations.
One individual used the name “Mr. Poopy Pants” on his official application and “received an approved claim.” Rapper Nuke Bizzle filed “92 fraudulent applications” and posted a video about the ease of ripping off California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) that gets a lot of attention in the “Widespread Fraud” report.
“EDD, under leadership of Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) secretary Julie Su, made the decision early in the pandemic to ‘pay and chase’ after she was informed that keeping integrity checks in place would lead to a backlog in processing claims largely due to EDDs outdated IT,” the report says.
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