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Fraud crackdown helps N.J. cut unemployment tab
The state has shaved tens of millions of dollars off its unemployment insurance tab to the federal government because of a crackdown on fraud.
The Department of Labor said it’s nabbing each week an average of 2,000 people who return to work but continue to collect benefits. The anti-fraud initiative is expected to save more than $100 million in its first year. Some $60 million in savings had been realized by Dec. 31.
“The program involves tapping the resources of the state and national New Hire databases and cross-matching the names of people getting jobs to our unemployment insurance rolls,” Labor Deputy Commissioner Aaron Fichtner said. (Delli Santi, Associated Press)
