Family Faces Felony Charges for Collecting $7.6 Million by Recycling Arizona Garbage in California

Family Faces Felony Charges for Collecting $7.6 Million by Recycling Arizona Garbage in California
A truck drops off a load of recyclables at the Norcal Waste recycling facility in San Francisco on July 11, 2003. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Two members of a family suspected of collecting $7.6 million for illegally recycling bottles and cans from Arizona were arrested on July 25 after California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed several felony charges against the group.

Jose Chica, 50, and Jose Martinez, 35, are scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 26, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office told The Epoch Times.

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