Pair stole IDs of prison inmates to get $2.1 million in benefits in California, feds say
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Two California residents are accused of stealing $2.1 million in COVID-19 jobless benefits, exploiting the identities of prison inmates and others deemed ineligible.
Federal prosecutors revealed that the accused submitted 124 false unemployment benefit applications, claiming employment loss due to the pandemic, despite many not residing in California.
Read at Sacramento Bee
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