Inland Empire trio plead guilty in COVID-19 unemployment fraud cases using inmates' names
An Inland Empire woman pleaded guilty Monday to a federal fraud charge, admitting that she collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in bogus COVID-related unemployment benefits on behalf of California prison inmates.
Their cases are part of a rash of unemployment fraud schemes that have occurred around the state as California received billions of dollars in federal aid to blunt the pandemic’s effect on workers and their families. Thomas was arrested in April after investigators identified 15 inmates for whom she submitted claims between June and December, according to her plea agreement.In the applications, Thomas described the prisoners as barbers, carpet cleaners and painters who lost their jobs because of the pandemic. In one claim, she sought more than $20,000, according to the agreement.
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