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In what was described as the largest child-care fraud case in the country, 55 people were charged Thursday with playing roles in a fraud ring partially run on the license of a convict serving time in federal prison for narcotics trafficking.
Dozens of district attorney's investigators Thursday arrested many of those involved on charges of grand theft, perjury and welfare fraud. Others not immediately arrested, including people now living in Nevada and New York, were asked to surrender to authorities.
Prosecutors said the case cost taxpayers $3million to $4million and corroborates recent reports by the county's grand jury and Economy and Efficiency Commission that child-care fraud is costing taxpayers $500million annually in the county.
They suspect that the losses statewide and nationwide are substantially more.
"This is the largest known child-care fraud case in California and the nation," said James Baker, assistant head deputy district attorney in the Welfare Fraud Division.
"I have gone to fraud conferences, and there is nothing even close to this. Miami had a couple of hundred-thousand-dollar ones. This is a national problem."
Man, 3 million smackers for fake care for fake kids. That's a lot of dough. Check here for the rest.
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