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LOS ANGELES - Thirteen LA County employees have been charged with stealing over $430,000 in unemployment benefits.

According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, the 13 county employees were from seven different agencies and were charged each with one felony count of grand theft and one lesser misdemeanor offense for stealing a combined $437,383 in state unemployment benefits between 2020 and 2023.

While working for Los Angeles County and receiving paychecks, the defendants allegedly submitted fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to the California Employment Development Department, falsely claiming they earned less than $600 per week during each two-week claim period.

However, the employees earned more than $600 a week, making them ineligible for unempl

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