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California sent jobless aid to Scott Peterson, other killers

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California’s system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 35,000 prisoners, prosecutors said Tuesday, detailing a scheme that resulted in payouts in the names of well-known convicted murderers like Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner.

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California sent jobless aid to Scott Peterson, other killers

California's system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 35,000 prisoners, prosecutors said Tuesday, detailing a scheme that resulted in payouts in the names of well-known convicted murderers like Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner. From March to August, California has put $140 million on debit cards and mailed them to addresses associated with the inmates, according to Sa…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

California approved unemployment benefits for 20,000 prisoners, prosecutors say

State authorizes more than $140m in payouts in alleged fraud highlighting department in crisis

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

California sent jobless aid to Scott Peterson, other killers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 35,000 prisoners, prosecutors said...

3 years ago·United States

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USA Today

'The inmates are mocking us': California OK'd unemployment aid in name of more than 20K prisoners, including Scott Peterson

California approved more than $140 million in unemployment benefits for at least 20,000 prisoners, local and federal prosecutors said.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

California prosecutors: More than 35,000 unemployment claims filed in names of prison inmates, including Scott Peterson

3 years ago·United States

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CNN

California prosecutors say thousands of people, including inmates, fraudulently applied for stimulus money and may have cost the state $1 billion

Thousands of inmates throughout California -- including death row inmates -- may have bilked the state's unemployment benefits system of up to a billion dollars in what prosecutors called "the largest ever taxpayer fraud to occur in this state's history."

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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