Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud

Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud

Federal prosecutors have charged three Southern California women with using prison inmates’ names to bilk a state agency out of a combined nearly $1.25 million.

Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud

Auditors in January said the state-approved at least $810 million in the names of roughly 45,000 inmates.

Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged three Southern California women with using prison inmates’ names to bilk a state agency out of a combined nearly $1.25 million in coronavirus-related unemployment benefits, the latest allegations in an ongoing scandal that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars.The three are among a dozen charged just in the greater Los Angeles area and among 150 charged federally…

Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged three Southern California women with using prison inmates’ names to bilk a state agency out of a combined nearly $1.25 million. They are the latest allegations in an ongoing scandal that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars in coronavirus-related unemployment benefits. The three are among a dozen charged just in the greater Los Angeles area with exploiting federal benefits that were …

Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged three Southern California women with using prison inmates’ names to bilk a state agency out of a combined nearly $1.25 million. They are the latest allegations in an ongoing scandal that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars in coronavirus-related unemployment benefits. The three are among a dozen charged just in the greater Los Angeles area with exploiting federal benefits that were …

Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud

Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged three Southern California women with using prison inmates' names to bilk a state agency out of a combined nearly $1.25 million in coronavirus-related unemployment benefits, the latest allegations in an ongoing scandal that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars.The three are among a dozen charged just in the greater Los Angeles area and among 150 charged federally nationwide with exploitin…