A Santa Monica woman is accused of collecting more than $47,000 in public assistance over nearly four years. Prosecutors say she had investment accounts holding as much as $1 million during that time.
Ogi Buyan, 50, is one of eight people charged in six separate felony cases. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced the cases Thursday. Prosecutors say the defendants hid assets or income and collected a combined $177,233.77 in CalWORKs and CalFresh benefits from the county Department of Public Social Services.
Prosecutors say Buyan received $47,059.77 in CalWORKs cash aid, CalFresh and housing assistance between Sept. 30, 2019, and Aug. 12, 2023. During that period, she held two investment accounts with a combined monthly balance of $60,000 to more than $1 million…