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Apparently Virginia is big on government malfeasance and not so good on clawing-back millions of fraudulent-paid taxpayer money.
Didn’t hear that anyone got fired for this malfeasance!
New Governor hasn’t yet listed finding and eliminating government malfeasance and fraud as a ‘to do item’!
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A recent audit by the Virginia Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG) revealed that the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) wrote off approximately \(\$300\) million in unemployment overpayments. Out of roughly \(\$470\) million in overpaid claims from 2021 to 2025, the state only recovered \(\$6\) million to \(\$28\) million
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State audit finds Virginia failed to collect nearly $200 million in unemployment overpayments
Investigators say the state might not have tried to recover $184 million. Virginia now ranks 48th in the country for recovering overpaid unemployment benefits.
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/virginia-failed-to-collect-millions-unemployment-overpayments-audit-may-27-2026
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A new state audit finds Virginia failed to collect nearly $200 million in unemployment overpayments, and investigators say the state might not have even tried to recover $184 million of it.
Auditors believe proper collection efforts could have recovered two-thirds of that amount — roughly $125 million. Virginia now ranks 48th in the country for recovering overpaid unemployment benefits.
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