The government says there are over 12,000 cases of suspected CERB fraud worth $7 million

Blacklock's Reporter reported that 49 employees of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) were fired related to the fraudulent obtaining of CERB payments.

The government says there are over 12,000 cases of suspected CERB fraud worth $7 million
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
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Recently the federal government admitted to erroneously issuing Canadian Emergency Response Benefit payments totaling up to $30 billion.

The latest figures about CERB fraud come from a response to an inquiry of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) posed by Alberta Conservative MP Ron Liepert.

Liepert wanted the number of CERB payments obtained specifically by identity theft.

According to the CRA, $7,562,568 in potentially fraudulent payments are linked to the 12,507 files.

Previously, the feds admitted that 1500 guests of Canada's prison system received CERB payments while behind bars.

The government explained away those payments by suggesting the inmates either began receiving payments prior to their incarceration or used an address other than the institution they were serving time inside of to claim the emergency COVID support.

Friday, Blacklock's reported that 49 employees of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) were fired related to the fraudulent obtaining of CERB payments.

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