The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that the amount of unemployment insurance (UI) fraud during the coronavirus pandemic is likely between $100 billion and $135 billion, according to a new report released Tuesday. The GAO report tracked the approximately $900 billion in UI expenditures from April 1, 2020 to May 31, which marked the official end of the public health emergency. The estimated fraud would account for about 11 percent to 15 percent of the total UI benefits during that period. During the same time, states reported finding about $55.8 billion in overpayments, about $5.3 billion of which were fraudulent, according to the report. States reported recovering
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