The nine men carried out the scam between the months of June and September of 2020, according to the San Diego Attorney General
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The Attorney General of San Diego, Summer Stephan announced this Thursday that nine inmates who were part of the Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP), a social reintegration program, have been accused of defrauding more than $ 165, Unemployment Insurance dollars through EDD.
The nine men would have carried out the scam to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) between the months of June and September of last year, and they would have raised suspicions in the custodians when they started receiving luxury items bought on Amazon and food delivery orders from various restaurants.
When inquiring into investigations, agents determine on that the prisoners who were part of the MCRP rehabilitation program would not only have used false information about their eligibility to obtain the funds, but also v violated the normal ones of the social reintegration program of which they were part in which they were not allowed to apply for and receive public assistance benefits.
Later the agents discovered that several of the inmates had downloaded digital banking apps and had access to large amounts of money even though none had a job. Some of the inmates even made transfers between their accounts.
“ These inmates were not only breaking the rules and circumventing the system, they insulted the families that depend on Unemployment Insurance under legitimate grounds to cover their basic needs ”, said Prosecutor Stephan in a statement.
The Ronald Davenport men of 28 years; Zachary Frost from 31 ; Larry Van Johnson of 51; Daniel Eric Kisner from 42; Paul Ryan Owens of 41; Louis Terrell Bannister of 31; Erik Mikeal Nemec from 32 ; Roberto Ochoa from 27 and Javion Wallace from 26 years, could face a new sentence of three and a half years .
In mid-November, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Centers, who conducted the investigation together with MCRP agents, determined that the new subjects would have stolen in total $ 166,132 Dollars in Unemployment Insurance funds.
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