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Crackdown on unemployment fraud in California is complete disaster for some with legitimate claims
Now, many jobless Californians with legitimate claims are struggling to get their money.
Gonzalo Arceo cares for his 14-year-old daughter Emily, who has disabilities. I m her voice. I m her legs because she doesn t walk. I m her legs, he told CBS This Morning consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner.
But in March, his construction work dried up due to the coronavirus.
He got unemployment benefits from the Employment Development Department. California pays that money in the form of Bank of America debit cards, but at the end of June, Arceo saw purchases he says he didn t make. One was at a store in Canada, and another was a large withdrawal.