Nearly 200 workers tagged for D.C. unemployment fraud

A total of 70 District employees have resigned or been fired in an ongoing investigation into unemployment fraud that has flagged nearly 200 former or current city workers who cost D.C. taxpayers at least $800,000, according to the latest city figures.

Of the total, 64 have been fired for deliberately collecting unemployment insurance while on the job, according to the findings of an ongoing investigation by the Department of Employment Services. Three of those fired had not yet received their official termination notice, according to a city official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The remaining six employees resigned, the official said.