Written By Lexx Thornton Eleven additional Los Angeles County employees have been charged with felony grand theft for fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits between 2020 and 2023, despite being employed full-time during that time. A total of 24 Los Angeles County employees allegedly submitted fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to the California Employment Development Department (EDD) between 2020 and 2023, totaling $741,518, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. These employees falsely claimed to be unemployed and earning zero income, despite still being employed by the county and earning at least $3,000 a month, which made them ineligible for benefits,
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