- An audit found that New York lost $11 billion dollars to unemployment fraud in 2020 while Andrew Cuomo was Governor.
- “There was a good intent to get as much money out the door — but the problem was that it made the system even more susceptible to fraud, particularly with regard to identity theft,” said Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
- Amid questions about the unemployment system in 2020, Secretary to then-Governor Cuomo said that “We’re literally building the plane, while we’re trying to fly it.”
