Excerpted from Patch.
By Ashley Ludwig
LAGUNA BEACH, CA— Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris of Laguna Beach joins with Orange County prosecutors this week to detail multiple charges against defendants accused of ripping off the state's unemployment program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
District Attorney Todd Spitzer joins Norris, who will be leading hearings on the issue this week.
Three felons, including a convicted murderer, were charged one week ago in the scheme to obtain unemployment benefits during the pandemic illegally.