New Jersey Bill Seeks to Provide Full Medical Benefits to Undocumented Migrants
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill introduced in the New Jersey General Assembly would authorize full state-funded Medicaid coverage for undocumented immigrants, pending federal approval and system readiness. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Garnet R.…
Remaining Twitter Employees To Receive ‘Very Significant’ Stock Benefits, Musk Says
Remaining Twitter Employees To Receive ‘Very Significant’ Stock Benefits, Musk Says Jason Cohen on February 27, 2023 Elon Musk told Twitter employees on Monday morning that, following another recent round of layoffs,…
Bank of Korea: benefits from China’s recovery to be less than in past
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank said the economy would benefit from the end of China’s zero-COVID policy, thanks to strengthened exports and tourism, but added that positive effects from China’s…
U.S. default would cause job, benefits losses, Yellen tells counties
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned county leaders on Tuesday that their residents could lose jobs and federal benefit payments if Congress allows the United States…
University Pulls Tuition, Health Care Benefits From Striking Students
University Pulls Tuition, Health Care Benefits From Striking Students Alexa Schwerha on February 10, 2023 Temple University (TU) cut health care benefits and tuition remission for graduate students currently on strike, the…
Biden’s New Border Admission Policy Allows Haitian, Cuban Migrants To Receive Receive An Array Of Public Benefits
Biden’s New Border Admission Policy Allows Haitian, Cuban Migrants To Receive Receive An Array Of Public Benefits Jennie Taer on January 31, 2023 The Biden administration’s new policy to permit migrants that…
Fraudsters Likely Stole At Least $60 Billion In Pandemic Unemployment Benefits, Gov’t Report Says
Fraudsters Likely Stole At Least $60 Billion In Pandemic Unemployment Benefits, Gov’t Report Says John Hugh DeMastri on January 26, 2023 Over $60 billion of pandemic-related unemployment benefits were likely paid out…
Fed’s Williams: Making economy inclusive has benefits for overall activity
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of New York leader John Williams said on Tuesday that the economy does better when everyone gets a shot at participating.…
Windsor Mill Couple Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Obtaining and Attempting to Obtain Multiple Fraudulent COVID-19 Cares Act Loans and Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Tomeka Glenn, age 46, and Kevin Davis, age 42, both of Windsor Mill, Maryland, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, relating…
Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley Postal Workers Agree to Repay Fraudulently Obtained Unemployment Assistance Benefits
PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jaire Chance, 27, of Philadelphia, has agreed to a consent judgment of $100,399, and Robert Day, 42, of Center Valley, Lehigh…
Republican AG Sues Biden Admin Over Policy That Loosened Restrictions On Illegal Immigrants Seeking Welfare Benefits
Republican AG Sues Biden Admin Over Policy That Loosened Restrictions On Illegal Immigrants Seeking Welfare Benefits Jennie Taer on January 6, 2023 Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden…
Dem States Are Worried They Can’t Pay Out Retirement Benefits
Dem States Are Worried They Can’t Pay Out Retirement Benefits Laurel Duggan on December 28, 2022 Three high-profile Democratic governors are struggling to stabilize their states’ retirement programs due to a falling…
United States Sues Michigan-Based NH Learning Solutions Corporation for Submitting False Claims for Inflated Post 9/11 GI-Bill Tuition Benefits
WASHINGTON –The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act (FCA) against NH Learning Solutions Corp (NHLS). The complaint, filed in the Eastern…
Atlantic County Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs
CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic County man was sentenced today to 37 months for his role in defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent…
Home Health Care Agency Settles Fraud Claims for $1.26 Million and Agrees to Pay $2 Million in Wages and Benefits to Underpaid Aides
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, announced today a settlement agreement with a Brooklyn-based licensed home care service…
Beverly Hills Woman Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits
Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dawn Rae Dempsey (52, Beverly Hills) has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds. Dempsey faces up to 10 years in…
Hampton Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering $739,000 of Pandemic Benefits
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton man pleaded guilty today to laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in disaster-related loan benefits made available in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court…
Longtime Caracas bakeries enjoy sweet benefits of dollarization
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – After years of struggle, veteran bakeries in Venezuela’s capital Caracas are cooking up a variety of delectables, in the latest sign that the country’s slight economic…
Waterbury Man Charged with Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OLAJUWON HARRINGTON, also known as “OJ Harrington,” 30, of Waterbury, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging…
Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Obtain Over $750,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Greenbelt, Maryland – Jaleel Phillips, age 25, of Capital Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud conspiracy, in relation to a scheme to unlawfully obtain COVID-19 relief loans and…
Fresno Man Charged in $4+ Million Ponzi and COVID-19 Benefits Fraud Schemes
FRESNO, Calif. — Royce Newcomb, 60, of Fresno, charged in connection with schemes estimated to have defrauded investors and the government out of more than $4.2 million was arrested today in Fresno,…
Nashua Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Food Stamps and Medicaid Benefits
CONCORD – Kaylie Esquivel Arizmendi, 32, of Nashua, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. …
D.C. Government Employee Charged With Submitting False Documentation Claiming District Residency to Obtain Benefits
WASHINGTON – A Social Services Representative with the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS), has been charged with falsely claiming District of Columbia residency…
German parliament passes welfare reform to boost benefits and training
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s lower and upper houses of parliament passed a welfare reform on Friday that will raise unemployment benefits from the beginning of next year and provide new help to…
France aims to curb jobless benefits with link to job market strength
By Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) – The French government plans to rein in unemployment benefits when the jobless rate is less than 9% under a plan presented on Monday that aims to…
Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who filed a fraudulent application for unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, and…
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