A former Maryland Department of Labor contractor pleaded guilty wire fraud in connection with a $250,000 bribery scheme.

A Baltimore woman admitted to running a bribery scheme that defrauded Maryland's unemployment insurance system of more than $250,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors said.

A Miami woman has been indicted on 16 federal charges for her alleged role in a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud ...

In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their highest level in almost four years ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Maryland dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 2,143 ...

A Florida woman has been charged in an identity theft scheme in Maryland, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Friday.