Overview
- The latest filings bring the total charged to 24 county workers accused of submitting fraudulent EDD claims between 2020 and 2023.
- Officials say the group allegedly sought more than $740,000 in benefits despite full-time county employment and incomes of at least $3,000 per month.
- Prosecutors allege over 40 false income certifications were filed under penalty of perjury to obtain the payments.
- One defendant, Georgette McKinney, is accused of using her own identity and 28 fictitious identities to take more than $130,000 and faces up to seven years in prison if convicted.
- Most defendants face a maximum three-year term, and the Auditor-Controller estimates broader unemployment fraud tied to county identities has cost more than $3.5 million.