Ringleader orchestrating millions stolen from EDD hatched plan from Tehachapi cell, feds say tehachapinews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tehachapinews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eastern District of California | Inmate and Three Co-defendants Convicted in $25 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud justice.gov - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from justice.gov Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A former gang member and prison inmate was sentenced Monday to more than five years in federal prison for his part in a scheme to defraud California's Employment Development Department (EDD) unemployment insurance system with fake pandemic claims totaling up to $25 million.
Almost $250,000 in unemployment benefits were approved to 12 cards in various names that two men had possession of during a Las Vegas traffic stop in 2020.