$100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates

Re:$100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates by csours on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:58PM (#26269431)

Is this an ad? It reads like an ad. I imagine that imprisonment and joblessness is highly correlated. At what point in time is this illegal? A lot of people in jail are not convicted, and a lot more are not convicted of felonies.

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Re:$100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates by jcheng on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:25PM (#26269680)

According to https://edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Eligibility.htm in order to qualify for unemployment benefits in California, you must be "physically able to work, available for work, and ready and willing to accept work immediately"--obviously that can't be the case if you're incarcerated.

In the recent cycle of articles about CA unemployment fraud, it's been widely reported that inmates involved (not necessarily perpetrating, some just had their names used) in this fraud were from all around the country.

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Re:$100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates by ear7h on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:11PM (#26269551)

Paul Graham's Submarine [1] essay seems relevant. There's a few other articles about ID.me that have come out today according to a quick google search.

[1] http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html

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