Posted on 01/18/2022 5:14:57 AM PST by 11th_VA
In the latest battle between California and scammers out to defraud its benefits system, the state said it froze 345,000 disability insurance claims that it suspects were fraudulently filed using stolen credentials of doctors and other medical providers.
The new scam could further strain California’s troubled Employment Development Department, which struggled to deliver timely benefits to jobless workers during the pandemic and paid out some $20 billion to criminals under false unemployment claims.
“My initial reaction was, ‘Good grief, one more thing the department has to deal with,’ ” said Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica).
EDD said it suspended 27,000 “suspicious” medical provider accounts and 345,000 associated disability insurance claims in recent weeks. Some legitimate claims may be among the suspected fraud attempts, which could delay disability checks to Californians in need.
The department said it’s working with regulators and providers to verify and unfreeze those accounts as quickly as possible. Medical providers must verify their identity in response to an official email sent from the department.
Bloom compared the situation to this time last year, when the department announced it suspended 1.4 million potentially fraudulent unemployment benefit claims until recipients could verify their identity and eligibility. Offices of California lawmakers were inundated with calls from constituents whose benefits were paused...
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California is a petri dish
“JUST” 345,00?? I would wager that there is a lot more than that in California. I would personally add another 0 to that 345,000.
If you have a work related injury this sucks. Call a lawyer immediately
Yet, how many billions have been spent in that state on illegal aliens? Worker’s comp fraud is the least of California’s problems!
Five x that number has already been paid out.
suspended 1.4 million potentially fraudulent unemployment benefit claims until recipients could verify their identity
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Verify their identity? That’s racist
Don’t you just love the internet and all things being on it:-)
And their fraudulent votes. And their EBT claims. And their unemployment claims. And their government purchase claims. And their .....
Benefits systems are three card Monte’s best friends.
Biden and fellow stooges open training for invasion troops.
The crooked democrat governor wants FREE healthcare for illegals so what is the problem?
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