The Brief
- Arizona is faring better than other states in tracking down money from pandemic unemployment fraud.
- There is still nearly $4 billion unaccounted for, however.
- Nationwide, the recovery rate of unemployment fraud money recovered is in the single digits, while in Arizona, that number is closer to 30%.
PHOENIX – Arizona investigators are still filing charges against criminals who stole pandemic unemployment money, but a new report from the federal government says states aren’t doing enough to claw back taxpayer money from those fraudsters.
We took a peek into how many dollars we’ve recovered here in Arizona.
The backstory:…