California Authorities Bust Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Ring Run From San Mateo Jail

California Authorities Bust Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Ring Run From San Mateo Jail
An outside view of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, on May 12, 2020. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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California officials said that over 20 people have been arrested in connection with a pandemic unemployment insurance scheme run out of a San Mateo prison that scammed more than $250,000 worth of fraudulent claims.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Aug. 15 that investigators traced 16 bogus unemployment claims to a “large-scale Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud ring” that was run out of San Mateo County’s Maguire Correctional Facility.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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