NJ Spotlight News
Business Report: Investigating COVID-19 aid fraudsters
Clip: 6/14/2022 | 2m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Investigations are ongoing into COVID-19 loan and unemployment insurance fraud
When the federal government began distributing billions of dollars in pandemic relief to struggling businesses due to COVID-19, it was a lifeline for many. For others, it was an opportunity to commit fraud. On Tuesday, a congressional panel began examining the payouts in one program, following a report that as much as 20% of taxpayer money may have gone to fraudsters.
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Business Report: Investigating COVID-19 aid fraudsters
Clip: 6/14/2022 | 2m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
When the federal government began distributing billions of dollars in pandemic relief to struggling businesses due to COVID-19, it was a lifeline for many. For others, it was an opportunity to commit fraud. On Tuesday, a congressional panel began examining the payouts in one program, following a report that as much as 20% of taxpayer money may have gone to fraudsters.
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Booker: Gun safety bills would be ‘solid stride forward’
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Clip: 6/14/2022 | 4m 50s | Sen. Cory Booker helped some Democrats and Republicans reach gun safety deal (4m 50s)
J-1 workers are back in force at the Jersey Shore
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Clip: 6/14/2022 | 3m 33s | NJ is expecting 4,600 international students on J-1 visas to work this summer (3m 33s)
Push for use of technology that can tie bullets to weapon
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Clip: 6/14/2022 | 3m 37s | NJ would be the third state to pass law on microstamping technology (3m 37s)
Strike at Newark hospital enters fourth week
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Clip: 6/14/2022 | 3m 48s | Union says other area hospitals pay much better than Saint Michael’s Medical Center (3m 48s)
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