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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

$225,000 and counting: Contra Costa jails were hotbed for EDD fraud - The Mercury News

MARTINEZ — When authorities in Contra Costa County began searching for evidence of unemployment insurance fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic, they didn’t have to look very far.

Many of the fraud suspects were already in custody at the county jail, where inmates have collectively brought in more than $225,000 from California’s Employment Development Department, according to court records obtaine . . .



Read Full Story: https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/06/27/225000-and-counting-contra-costa-jails...