The Department of Labor OIG completed the following reports related to our work on the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief efforts: 2008 Lack Of Contingency Plans Contributed To More Than $100 Million In Potential Overpayments Of Hurricane-Related Unemployment Benefits Audit of the Wage and Hour Division, New Orleans District Office's Processing of Workers' Complaints Received in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 2007 Audit of the Mississippi National Emergency Grant Audit of the Texas National Emergency Grant Audit of the Louisiana National Emergency Grant Insufficient Controls Over Hurricane-issued Debit Cards Created Opportunities for Fraud Management Letter. Report No. 06-07-002-03-315 (September 28, 2007) The Louisiana Department of Labor Paid $51 Million in Hurricane-related Unemployment Benefits on Questionable Claims Management Letter Mississippi's Suspension of Controls Resulted in the Payment of at Least $25 Million in Disaster Unemployment Assistance to Claimants Whose Eligibility was Unsubstantiated Management Letter Louisiana's Suspension of Controls Resulted in the Payment of at Least $62.1 Million in Disaster Unemployment Assistance to Claimants Whose Eligibility was Unsubstantiated Management Letter. Report No. 06-07-005-03-315 (September 28, 2007) Louisiana May Have Paid At Least $3.7 Million In Hurricane-Related Unemployment Claims Based on Claimants Using Invalid Social Security Numbers. Report No. 06-07-001-03-315 (March 6, 2007) 2006 Individuals Received Unemployment Benefits in Louisiana While Receiving Public Service Employment Wages in Texas Management Letter Individuals Received Unemployment Benefits in Louisiana While Receiving Public Service Employment Wages in Louisiana Management Letter Individuals Received Disaster Unemployment Assistance in Both Louisiana and Mississippi Management Letter. Report No. 06-06-010-03-315 (September 29, 2006) The States of Texas and Mississippi Overpaid Unemployment Benefits to Some Texas Public Service Employment Participants Management Letter Questionable Eligibility of College Students in Mississippi’s National Emergency Grant Training Program Management Letter Individuals Received Disaster Unemployment Assistance in Louisiana While Receiving Unemployment Compensation in Mississippi Management Letter Follow-up on Claimants with Unemployment Claims in Both Mississippi and Louisiana Related to Hurricane Katrina. Management Letter Report No. 06-06-008-03-315 (March 20, 2006) 2005 Claimants with Unemployment Claims in Both Mississippi and Louisiana Related to Hurricane Katrina
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