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Related: About this forumScott Peterson, thousands of California inmates carried out 'staggering' Covid fraud, officials say
Tens of thousands of prison and jail inmates, including convicted serial killers and notorious inmates like Scott Peterson, have carried out what prosecutors described Tuesday as possibly the largest fraud scheme in California history.
The alleged crimes, which center on pandemic unemployment benefits, could total as much as $1 billion, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said.
The fraud is honestly staggering, she said.
Between March and August, Schubert said, inmates housed in every California prison and in jails across the state filed 35,000 claims totaling $140 million in benefits.
Sometimes those benefits were paid directly to inmates inside the facilities, she said. In other cases, the money was sent to relatives and friends outside the prisons and jails.
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patricia92243
(12,605 posts)how could they cash checks. There had to be a LOT of inside help that needs investigating. Prisoners could not have done this by themselves.
Mr.Bill
(24,334 posts)California inmates have no internet access. I would imagine a relative or friend actually filled out the forms then deposited some of the money in their commisary accounts.
FarPoint
(12,466 posts)If he could pardon Peterson...he would...but this is not a Federal crime/murder...