Thousands of potential COVID-era unemployment fraud cases have yet to be prosecuted, lawmaker says.
This is fraud we’re talking about. And democrats are against extending the statute of limitations. Just think about that. Why wouldn’t they want that money tracked down and paid back to government? Oh, you know… they would be in debt, and the people they enable to continue their fraud would be in jail. It’s that simple. That’s why they hate Elon.
Federal law enforcement’s hands are tied now that the statute of limitations for prosecuting fraud in COVID-era unemployment programs has expired.
While Congress extended the statute of limitations for pandemic-era business relief fraud in 2022, the window to prosecute fraud in individual relief programs closed Thursday.
“There’s huge amounts of fraud that law enforcement officials are still trying to track down,” said Andrew Moylan, a public finance policy expert at private philanthropy group Arnold Ventures.
“Every day that goes by from today, we lose the ability to prosecute fraud day by day. That’s a huge problem, and this should be something that’s an easy fix for Congress.”