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Feds charge 12 people in $10 million California childcare fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors charged 12 people in Southern California with fraudulently collecting more than $10 million from government-funded childcare programs despite allegedly caring for few or no children at their licensed facilities. The Department of Justice announced the charges Tuesday after autho...

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Washington Examiner - NewsNews report · Sep 16, 12:43 AM

Feds charge 12 people in $10 million California childcare fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors charged 12 people in Southern California with fraudulently collecting more than $10 million from government-funded childcare programs despite allegedly caring for few or...

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