UNITED STATES—The U.S. Department of Labor said investigators have recovered more than $520 million in suspected fraudulent pandemic-era unemployment insurance payments, money that will be split between Maryland and the federal government based on how the benefits were funded. The recovery followed an agreement between the Maryland Department of Labor and a financial institution, supported by the DOL’s Office of Inspector General and the Employment and Training Administration. Officials said the money was clawed back through a mix of investigative work, coordination with state partners, and federal oversight, part of an ongoing campaign to restore funds siphoned off by identity-theft rings and other schemes during the COVID-19 emergency. The effort builds on task-force style collaboration

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