DOGE finds just three blue states are responsible for over half the US unemployment fraud
SUMMARY
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) exposed a massive $382 million in fraudulent unemployment payments since 2020, pinning California, New York, and Massachusetts as the main culprits. These Democrat-controlled states—each with a trifecta (House, Senate, governor) and triplex (Attorney General, Secretary of State, governor)—dished out $305 million in improper claims, DOGE reported Thursday. California alone funneled 68% of benefits under Biden to parolees on the terrorist watchlist or with criminal records. DOGE’s dig uncovered payouts to 25,000 supposed claimants over 115 years old, 28,000 kids aged 1-5, and even folks with future birthdates, totaling millions. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer vowed to hunt down the cash, saying the Labor Department’s all-in on recovering stolen tax dollars. DOGE also found Biden’s lax screening let 6,000 risky migrants in, with hundreds grabbing $42,000 in unemployment benefits, plus student loans and food stamps.
