A former United States Postal Service (USPS) clerk, who was charged with committing unemployment benefits fraud, was sentenced Feb. 24 to three years of probation, one year of home detention, and ordered to pay over $160,000 in restitution. Armand C. Legardy, 33, of Inglewood, California, obtained nine state Employment Development Department (EDD) debits cards from unidentified people that were issued…
California Businesses May Pay for $20 Billion in Unemployment Fraud
December 11, 2021
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As California faces a $20 billion unemployment fraud deficit, businesses may be required to pay back the funds, according to Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Huntington Beach). Bates said employers will be responsible for paying back the money lost from fraudulent unemployment benefit claims in 2022, as required by federal law. “That’s going to be a burden…
California Businesses May Have to Pay for $20 Billion in Unemployment Fraud
December 11, 2021
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As California faces a $20 billion unemployment fraud deficit, businesses may be required to pay back the funds, according to Sen. Patricia Bates (R-Huntington Beach). Bates said employers will be responsible for paying back the money lost from fraudulent unemployment benefit claims in 2022, as required by federal law. “That’s going to be a burden…
Why California’s $20 Billion EDD Fraud Becomes a Tax on Businesses | Patricia Bates
In the midst of the pandemic. Many struggled with unemployment and loss of business in California, people applied for unemployment benefits, but at least $20 billion was given away to people committing fraud. You might wonder who will be paying back this money? My guest today is Patricia Bates, a member of the California State…
Two Plead Guilty to Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme
October 1, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—A man and woman who took part in a scheme to use prison inmates’ personal information to fraudulently obtain unemployment benefits have pleaded guilty to felony charges of making false statements on an unemployment application. Ryan Kubista and Maereichelle Marquez, both 34, entered their pleas Sept. 30, about six months after the San Diego…
Riverside County Woman to Plead Guilty to EDD Fraud
LOS ANGELES—A former California Employment Development Department (EDD) employee from Riverside County has agreed to plead guilty to causing nearly 200 fraudulent COVID-related unemployment relief claims to be filed in other people’s names, resulting in more than $1.6 million in ill-gotten gains, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Sept. 8. Gabriela Llerenas, also known as…
Buyer Beware: Scams are on the Rise, Say California Officials
From online dating deceptions to merchandise fraud, officials in Southern California say they’re seeing an increase in scams during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “We saw particularly pernicious fraud from unscrupulous individuals or businesses seeking to take advantage of people,” a San Mateo District Attorney’s office spokesperson told The Epoch Times. “Consumers who would otherwise shop…
Two USPS Employees Plead Guilty In Los Angeles To EDD Fraud
May 24, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Two United States Postal Service employees pleaded guilty May 24 in Los Angeles to federal criminal charges accusing them of unlawfully buying and cashing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of postal money orders with unemployment benefits fraudulently obtained with false claims of COVID-related job losses. Christian Jeremyah James, 31, of South Los Angeles,…
Orange County Officials Discuss Criminal Consequences of the Pandemic
March 26, 2021
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a rise in unemployment fraud and hate crimes, Orange County elected officials say. Right now, Employment Development Department (EDD) fraud is one of the largest challenges the state is facing, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer and Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) said during a March 26 virtual town hall….
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