Trial begins Tuesday for ex-state senator Dean Tran accused of illegally obtaining COVID unemployment benefits

Former state senator and one-time congressional candidate Dean Tran pleaded not guilty last November to 25 counts of wire fraud and three counts of filing false tax returns, according to court records … The trial of a former state senator and one-time congressional candidate accused of collecting unemployment benefits illegally during the pandemic and failing…

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America’s Luck on Unemployment May Soon Run Out

It’s no academic obscurity. If Eggertsson is right, the existence of the Beveridge threshold explains how inflation has fallen rapidly without much of a rise in unemployment — and why any further … Gauti Eggertsson is an Icelandic-born economist at Brown University who has a knack for describing interesting economic phenomena. He identified and named…

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Mother, daughter and daughter’s boyfriend indicted in $1.9 million pandemic unemployment fraud scheme

A Columbus woman, as well as her mother and boyfriend, are each facing several felony charges for fraudulently obtaining $1.9 million in pandemic benefits while two of them worked for the state’s unemployment office. COLUMBUS, Ohio–A Columbus woman, as well as her mother and boyfriend, are each facing several felony charges for fraudulently obtaining $1.9…

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Counties with the highest unemployment in Mississippi

Unemployment rates are rising across U.S. metropolitan areas, provoking alarm across the nation and likely leading to interest rate cuts in September.As of July, unemployment rates increased in 350 … Unemployment rates are rising across U.S. metropolitan areas, provoking alarm across the nation and likely leading to interest rate cuts in September.As of July, unemployment…

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