A staggering $520 million in “suspected fraudulent” pandemic-era unemployment insurance payments have been returned to the state of Maryland with the help of “President Trump’s leadership” over the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), officials said.

DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced this news on Thursday, sharing that the recovery was the result of a coordinated effort between her department’s Office of Inspector General, the Employment and Training Administration, and Maryland’s Labor Department.

The CARES Act of 2020 was a major target for fraudsters during the COVID-19 era as domestic and international criminals perpetrated “a…

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