Ferguson is a swamp creature. His "innovative fraud recovery program" maps the money.
The report claims "it caught the fraud within the first two weeks". The first week an employee applies is a waiting period and unemployment contacts the employer for verification - first check is paid in the second week.
We're thankful for our partnership with the Attorney General," said Commissioner Cami Feek, "It’s wonderful to see our collaboration and hard work paying off. [damage control]

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AG Ferguson’s innovative unemployment fraud recovery initiative nets $42 million

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Sep 21 2023

Ferguson one of the only state AGs to use forfeiture laws to recoup stolen funds

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that an innovative fraud recovery initiative netted a total of $42 million in stolen funds from 26 financial institutions.

The announcement marks the end of Ferguson’s first phase to retrieve money from banks and other financial institutions where scammers still had remaining funds. While multiple states suffered substantial losses, Ferguson was the first and remains one of the only state attorneys general who exercised state asset forfeiture powers to recover these taxpayer dollars. As a result, Washington has recovered a total of more than $420 million in stolen funds. The Attorney General’s Office will continue to assist in federal investigations to recover stolen funds, as well as investigate any liability of banks and financial technology companies for Washington’s losses.

“Our innovative use of the law to recover stolen funds led the nation,” Ferguson said. “We delivered results for taxpayers and unemployed Washingtonians.”