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Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California

The defendants allegedly operated fake at-home childcare facilities in Southern California, submitting false attendance records.

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What happened The defendants allegedly operated fake at-home childcare facilities in Southern California, submitting false attendance records.
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CenterFederal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Sep 15, 6:37 PM

Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California

The defendants allegedly operated fake at-home childcare facilities in Southern California, submitting false attendance records.

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Sep 15, 5:56 PM

Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities charged a dozen people Tuesday for fraudulently collecting more than $10 million in government childcare payments, when the operators had few or even no...

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Sep 15, 5:56 PM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Sep 15, 6:37 PM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.