Fraudsters Stole Billions in Jobless Benefits. They Might Get Away With It

欺诈者窃取了数十亿美元的失业救济金。 他们可能会逃脱惩罚

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2025-01-17

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 16. Fraudsters stole billions via government jobless claims during the pandemic. WSJ U.S. economy reporter Paul Kiernan tells us why time is running out to prosecute them. And, TikTok’s CEO plans to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, news that comes days before a ban of the popular video app is set to go into effect. And WSJ health reporter Brianna Abbott talks about a new report that says young women in the U.S. are more at risk for cancer than men. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas starts to look a bit fragile and how fraudsters stole billions of taxpayer dollars and why they might get away with it One.

  • Of the sources I spoke with for the story noted that just the sheer amount of money that went out the door and into the pockets of organized crime really kind of funded a generation of criminals.

  • It's going to be really bad for rule of law and accountability if we just close the door on these investigations.

  • Plus why young women in the US are more at risk for cancer than men It's Thursday, January 16th.

  • I'm Alex Osola for the Wall Street Journal.

  • This is the PM edition of what's news, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

  • We start this evening in the Middle east, we've been covering the ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting in Gaza, set to start on Sunday.

  • But that fragile agreement already seems to be encountering issues.

  • The Israeli Cabinet has delayed its vote on the deal.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement reached during negotiations in Qatar.

  • The prime minister's office said that the cabinet, which was expected to convene today, wouldn't meet until Israeli negotiators said said Hamas had accepted all aspects of the deal.

  • Israeli officials said later that the meeting was moved to tomorrow.

  • Netanyahu's office also said that negotiations were continuing and a deal would be announced only once they were completed.

  • Arab mediators said they were working to resolve the remaining issues, including a disagreement over which Palestinian prisoners Israel would release.

  • A senior Hamas official said today that the group remained committed to the deal.

  • Time is running out to take action on what some lawmakers are calling the greatest heist of taxpayer dollars ever via fraudulently obtained Covid Era unemployment benefits.

  • Last year, federal prosecutors filed charges in an alleged transnational scheme to launder tens of millions of dollars.

  • The scheme is among the largest uncovered since Washington rushed almost $900 billion in jobless benefits out the door following the COVID 19 outbreak in 2020.

  • Paul Kiernan covers the U.S.