The Brief
- Eleven additional Los Angeles County employees have been charged with felony grand theft for fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits.
- This brings the total number of county employees charged in the pandemic-era scheme to 24, with over $741,518 allegedly stolen.
- The employees allegedly continued to collect benefits and submit fraudulent income certifications while still working full-time for the county.
LOS ANGELES – Eleven additional Los Angeles County employees have been charged with felony grand theft for fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits between 2020 and 2023 while they were still employed full-time.
What we know:
A total of 24 Los Angeles County employees allegedly submitted fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) between 2020 and 2023 topping $741,518, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.…