Fraud From Prison

A California prison inmate and three others faces charges of conspiracy and mail fraud, with prosecutors claiming they filed dozens of fraudulent unemployment claims to cash in on pandemic relief to the tune of over $900,000.

Undated photo shows the California Employment Development Department in Sacramento. (Nick Cahill/Courthouse News Service)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California prison inmate and three others face charges of conspiracy and mail fraud, with prosecutors claiming they filed dozens of fraudulent unemployment claims to cash in on pandemic relief to the tune of over $900,000.

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