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1. 1. sacbee.com -- Business -- Workers scam state for millions in jobless pay

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   Published on: 9/8/2003   Last Visited: 9/9/2003

   "We are very concerned, and we're looking at different ways to curtail it," said Deborah Brownow, the deputy director of the unemployment insurance branch of EDD.
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   The cards, indicating that an individual does not have a job and has been looking for work, is "signed under penalty of perjury," Brownow said.
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   People who defraud EDD could be caught faster by tapping into the state's new-hire database, said Brownow, EDD's deputy director of the unemployment insurance branch.Within 20 days of hiring a new employee, employers are required to file the employee's name and Social Security number to the database, which is used to enforce child-support laws.Instead of waiting for employers to file their quarterly unemployment tax reports, EDD could just review the new-hire database, shaving months off the collection process.
   
   EDD officials, however, say their 30-year-old computer system cannot access the new-hire database.The department is working on upgrading its computers, but Brownow said the project may not be completed for another year.

2. 2. Backdating can pay dividends

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   Last Visited: 8/5/2002

   Deborah Bronow, deputy director for EDD's unemployment insurance branch, says the department didn't want to confuse people by putting too much in the letter.
   
   She says when letters come back, EDD personnel will look to see whether people have chosen the most advantageous option.
   
   "If we think they made a mistake, we'll call them back and explain why we're calling," Bronow says.
   
   EDD people are a bit stressed these days.In addition to their usual duties,
   
   they're having to deal with three programs new this year: extended benefits, retro pay and backdating.
   
   So backdating candidates may want to grab their unemployment insurance handbook and a calendar for this year and last and do a little homework.

3. 3. sacbee.com -- Recall -- Jobless-claims fraud targeted

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   Published on: 8/26/2003   Last Visited: 9/14/2003

   "Now we're looking for ways to close this loop," said Deborah Bronow, unemployment insurance director for the EDD."We never expected for confidential data to be compromised in that volume."
   
   Bronow discounted the U.S. Department of Labor's estimate that there was $280 million worth of fraud in 2002, nearly four times the amount in 2000.She said the numbers are skewed because of sparser statistical reporting than in past years.