/tags/fraud Fraud en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:34:55 GMT /npr-news/2022-10-18/pandemic-related-fraud-totaled-billions-california-is-trying-to-get-some-of-it-back A special task force is investigating claims and freezing accounts to determine who legitimately qualifies for the relief money. About $20 billion in unemployment money was stolen by criminals. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:34:55 GMT /npr-news/2022-10-18/pandemic-related-fraud-totaled-billions-california-is-trying-to-get-some-of-it-back Eric Westervelt /programs/2021-05-06/vermont-labor-commissioner-on-unemployment-fraud-work-search-requirement Thousands of false unemployment claims have been filed with the Vermont Department of Labor during the pandemic. This hour, we talk with the Laborâ€� Thu, 06 May 2021 13:41:27 GMT /programs/2021-05-06/vermont-labor-commissioner-on-unemployment-fraud-work-search-requirement Bob Kinzel, Emily Aiken, Connor Cyrus /vpr-news/2020-08-06/new-york-attorney-general-moves-to-dissolve-the-nra-after-fraud-investigation New York's attorney general announced civil action to dissolve the National Rifle Association after an investigation found millions of dollars in alleged fraud by CEO Wayne LaPierre and others. Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:35:00 GMT /vpr-news/2020-08-06/new-york-attorney-general-moves-to-dissolve-the-nra-after-fraud-investigation Tim Mak /programs/2015-09-17/effort-increases-to-combat-financial-scams Identity theft, financial fraud and other scams are sometimes tough to uncover and older people are often the victims of this kind of abuse. We look atâ€� Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:20:17 GMT /programs/2015-09-17/effort-increases-to-combat-financial-scams Patti Daniels, Bob Kinzel