https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/07/unemployment-fraud-edd-halt-1-4-million-jobless-payment-covid-economy/ > The state’s embattled labor agency has suspended payments for more than 1 million claims in response to widening fraud woes, a fresh blow to California workers who lost their jobs amid coronavirus-linked business shutdowns. > The Employment Development Department is notifying people that their unemployment payments were suspended because of suspicions their accounts were linked to fraudulent activity.