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Southern California Welfare Fraud

By Neil Shous, Esq.

In late December 2008, KABC-TV Los Angeles put out a report regarding the pending arrest of county in-home care employees allegedly involved in over 700 cases of fraud. Over 174,000 residents of Los Angeles County receive in-home care from the Department of Social Services, and investigating officials allege that fraud is present within the program. The news came less than two months after the Los Angeles County District Attorney?s Office announced the arrest of 10 people on felony warrants for welfare fraud. DA officials allege that the individuals involved in the charges had defrauded welfare programs for more than $460,000 in money and services. These two examples of fraud in Southern California illustrate the highly diverse nature of what are commonly called ?white collar crimes...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).