9 San Diego prison inmates charged in California unemployment benefits fraud scheme
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and last updated 2021-01-14 14:24:32-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Nine men in San Diego County are facing felony charges stemming from a statewide unemployment fraud scandal among California prison and jail inmates, the District Attorney s Office announced Thursday.
The defendants, who allegedly committed the fraud between June and September of last year, were assigned to the Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) in San Diego that allows qualified state prison inmates to serve the final months of their sentences in a halfway house setting.
The San Diego County DA s office alleges the inmates lied on application forms to the Employment Development Department and violated state prison rules regarding applying for public aid, fraudulently collecting a total of $166,132 in EDD funds.
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