The EDD added it was making “aggressive efforts” to root out fraud and expected more arrests. AdvertisementSuspicions were first raised at USC when McClain was called by USC’s vice president of professionalism and ethics on Sept. 16. Over two phone calls, Michael Blanton asked McClain several questions related to his PUA claim and unemployment benefits in general. One of the agents was from the Office of Investigations-Labor Racketeering and Fraud, a unit of the U.S. Dept. The Inspector General’s office has long been active both locally and nationwide in targeting unemployment benefits fraud, announcing this week the indictment of a Michigan man for allegedly stealing identities so he could access program benefits.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 31, 2020 14:15 UTC