Is Minnesota Or California The Fraud Capital Of America? – OpEd

Massive fraud in Minnesota, allegedly running into the billions, has caught the attention of California Rep. Kevin Kiley, who proclaims the Golden State “the fraud capital of America.” First on his list is $32 billion in unemployment fraud, which took place under Harvard Law alum Julie Su, former head of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), which oversees the state Employment Development Department (EDD).

On Su’s watch, the Golden State became an open door for fraudsters nationwide. A Northern California woman filed 100 fake claims, including one in the name of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. California prison inmates filed 35,000 claims totaling $140 million in benefits. 

Convicted murderers Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner filed fraudulent claims, and death row inmates, whose sentences Governor Gavin Newsom reprieved in 2019, filed 158 claims for $420,000 in benefits.

Fontrell Antonio Baines of Memphis, Tenn., better known as rapper “Nuke Bizzle,” filed 

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