Posted on 03/28/2021 1:59:19 AM PDT by Libloather
A Los Angeles man indicted by a federal grand jury this month for possessing methamphetamine and unauthorized debit cards is suspected of using the identities of 23 inmates and others to obtain more than $3 million in state unemployment benefits, according to court records.
Edward Kim, 35, allegedly submitted at least 400 fraudulent claims with the California Economic Development Department from March 30 to Sept. 8, 2020, according to an arrest affidavit filed by U.S. Department of Labor Special Agent Anthony Clark. At least 120 of those EDD claims were filed under the names of inmates incarcerated in California prisons, authorities said.
Kim was arrested in November following a traffic stop by La Habra police, who allegedly discovered methamphetamine and EDD materials.
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“EDD continues to partner with federal, state and local authorities in fighting the work of scammers sitting on a treasure trove of stolen identity information from the dark web and assaulting unemployment insurance programs across the country,” the agency said in a statement. “We are committed to working with our partners to identify and prosecute offenders to the fullest extent of the law.”
The state agency paid $10.4 billion to claimants with unverified identities and $810 million to prison inmates, according to the Bay Area News Group. The EDD admitted in January 2021 that the total fraud could reach $31 billion.
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That may really screw up their credit score.
Further reason to make sure the buck stops with pretty boy Newsom. Impeach the MOFO.
This is what you get in both Federal and State programs. Too many lazy employees working with money that does not belong to them.
Private companies work to control expenses or they go out of business.
The Democrat female in charge of that state agency was appointed by our Democrat governor.
Months after the fact, when our Democrat state Attorney General finally got around to investigating the fraud, the Democrat woman in charge basically refused to provide documents or answer any questions.
No problem - turns out the woman and her husband are major league donors to the state and national Democrat Party.
Several weeks after Biden's inauguration, the same woman was hired or appointed to an executive position in the U.S. Department of Labor!
I have not read one thing about this case since then.
I’ll bet he voted for Hop Sing Xiden 24 times too.
Always wondered where Mr Magoo worked now we know at the California Economic Development Department.
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