Bonnie Tom is newly married and excited for this next chapter in life. She’s been saving money, maybe to buy a house, but the State of California recently snatched nearly everything she’d saved.

HESPERIA, Calif. (KGO) -- As we've reported, the EDD has shut down 350,000 unemployment claims, trying to weed out fraud. However, it's inadvertently cut benefits to legitimate workers all over the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The scams surrounding the Employment Development Department's unemployment benefits just don't seem to stop. This is Connie Lloyd and her husband Nicholas. He had received ...

Kim Tanner, a marketing consultant, sits in front of her computer at home in Carlsbad on Oct. 11, 2024. Tanner kept detailed records after she says funds she received from the California Employment ...

Kim Tanner didn’t expect to become a fraud detective when she filed for disability with the California Employment Development Department. But in mid-July, $3,161 vanished from her online account with ...

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Lea esta historia en Español Kim Tanner didn’t expect to ...