For folks who got their accounts frozen, we have a very difficult time getting them unfrozen, he said. Pretium is far from alone in its activities, PESP's Baker said. The banks exclusive contract to distribute and manage jobless benefits expires in July, though EDD could be hard-pressed to negotiate a contract with a new service provider in time if it decides to move on. Ting, however, said he believes there is no scenario where the contract should be renewed. While the vast majority of unemployment fraud is committed by those filing false applications, when fraudulent transactions occur on benefit cards we review those claims and restore money to legitimate recipients.California labor officials revealed in January that the state had made $11 billion in payments to fraudulent applicants who were able to self-certify through a new federal pandemic aid program that became a target for fraud in numerous states.
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