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Washington Office of the State Auditor
Financial Statements Audit Report: For the Period July 1, 2019 Through June 30, 2020
State management is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal controls to ensure the financial statements are fairly presented, and to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and to prevent and detect fraud. We identified deficiencies in internal controls at the Employment Security Department (ESD) that adversely affected the State’s ability to prevent and detect fraud.
Iowa Office of the Auditor of State
Auditor Sand Advises Governmental Entities to be Wary of Fake Unemployment Claims
This notification was an advisory notice for representatives of all governmental entities to carefully verify information received in an any correspondence received from IWD regarding claims for unemployment insurance benefits, as unknown parties are attempting to file fraudulent unemployment insurance claims as if they were former employees of certain governmental entities.
Maryland, Montgomery County Office of the Inspector General
Report of Investigation: DPS Inspectors Were Overpaid COVID Differential Pay
The OIG initiated this investigation to determine if DPS employees were obtaining a benefit to which they were not entitled. We were additionally concerned that misapplications of policy were leading to improper payments and further adding to the County's COVID-19 debt burden.
West Virginia Legislative Auditor's Office
Special Report: Workforce West Virginia Unemployment Claims Data
The objective of this report was to provide information on the unprecedented number of unemployment claims filed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount paid in fraudulent claims, and the causes for many fraudulent claims being paid. We found that WorkForce West Virginia Paid Nearly $83 Million in Fraudulent Unemployment Claims During the COVID-19 Pandemic.