Almost a billion dollars. Not “lost.” Not “misplaced.” Found. Identified. Recoverable. DOL OIG did the work. Now lets get the money back to the American people. Fraud is a tax and we’re eliminating it.

🚨: DOL OIG is sounding the alarm — without immediate action, U.S. taxpayers could lose nearly $1 billion tied to pandemic unemployment fraud. “This is taxpayer money — and it demands immediate attention.” - Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito Anthony D'Esposito ➡️: oig.dol.gov/public/Press%2…

Wishing USA Hockey the best of luck in Game 1 @olympics! 🇺🇸🏒 Play fast. Play proud. #BringHomeTheGold

Looking forward to joining John Catsimatidis & Rita Cosby to discuss the nearly $1 BILLION DOL OIG uncovered on prepaid debit cards tied to pandemic unemployment fraud. We found it. We tracked it. Now we recover it. Tune in TalkRadio 77 WABC Cats & Cosby at 5:40PM. 🇺🇸

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Anthony D’Esposito: Over $1 Billion of Taxpayer Money is at Risk to be Lost in Unemployment Fraud (5 min) wabcradio.com/episode/anthon… Anthony P. D'Esposito John Catsimatidis Rita Cosby

Fraud is a tax on every American. Joining Fox News LIVE on Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy at 9:50PM to break down how DOL OIG is tracking it, stopping it, and returning dollars where they belong — to the American people. Jason Chaffetz hosting tonight. Don’t miss it. 📺 🇺🇸

Close to $1 billion in unused COVID-era benefits flagged for return. That’s not politics — that’s DOL OIG working exactly as it should. Affordability requires accountability. President Donald J. Trump is leading on lowering costs. U.S. Department of Labor OIG is doing our part. 🇺🇸 nypost.com/2026/02/16/us-…

.DOL OIG found nearly $1 BILLION sitting on prepaid debit cards from pandemic-era unemployment insurance. That’s not a rounding error. It’s failed oversight. Joined Fox News Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy to break it down. Under President Donald J. Trump, accountability is back. 🇺🇸

$1 billion. Pre-paid debit cards. COVID unemployment benefits. The DOL OIG team found it. Joining Rob Finnerty NEWSMAX at 8:45PM to talk accountability, oversight, and protecting taxpayers.newsmax.com/us/oig-covid-b…

.FOX Business at 6:45PM. I’ll be joining Dagen McDowell & @brianbrenberg @BottomlineFBN to break down the nearly $1 BILLION @DOL_OIG uncovered sitting on prepaid debit cards from pandemic-era UI programs. Taxpayer dollars aren’t Monopoly money. We’re tracking it down. 🇺🇸

Under President Donald J. Trump, accountability is back. COVID UI funds weren’t Monopoly money — they were taxpayer dollars. Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito found nearly $1B sitting on prepaid debit cards.

OIG In the News: Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito sounded the alarm — without swift action, American taxpayers could lose nearly $1 billion tied to pandemic unemployment insurance fraud. See recent media coverage of the DOL OIG fraud alerts at oig.dol.gov/oiginthenews.h….

🚨 FROM Bloomberg: DOL OIG Finds $912 Million in Unpaid Unemployment Funds… “Absent swift action, U.S. taxpayers risk losing nearly a billion dollars.” – @USDOLIG READ MORE: news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

Good meeting today with my friend Jason Loughran, Department of Housing and Urban Development Region II Administrator. We talked oversight, inter-agency coordination, and the ongoing effort to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs. Protecting taxpayer dollars is a shared mission.

Oversight is active. Accountability is coming. Stay tuned. 👀

THIS is what putting American workers first actually looks like. 🇺🇸🔥 The comeback is real.

Joined The Bottom Line FOX Business to break down the awesome work of DOL OIG, identifying nearly $1 billion on pre-paid debit cards from COVID19 UI. Under President Donald J. Trump, accountability isn’t optional. Fraud is a tax on Americans. We’re doing our part to make life more affordable. 🇺🇸