8 人被控骗领 CalFresh 与 CalWORKs 福利逾 17.7 万美元：洛杉矶县检察官提起六案
加州洛杉矶县检察官 Nathan J. Hochman 办公室 11 月 12 日宣布，8 名被告在 6 宗独立重罪案件中被起诉，被指隐瞒资产与收入、骗领由县公共社会服务局（DPSS）发放的 CalFresh 与 CalWORKs 福利，涉案金额合计 177,233.77 美元。检方提醒，被起诉不等于定罪，被告在法院判决前均属无罪推定。
按检方公布的案情，被告 Ogi Buyan 被指在 Santa Monica 居住期间持有余额 6 万美元至逾 100 万美元的投资账户、仍申领 47,059.77 美元福利；被告 Rana Soliman 被指居于 San Dimas、名下有位于 Menifee 的出租房产，估值约 61.11 万美元、月租 3,200 至 3,600 美元；被告 Nadya Daniels 被指本身是州就业发展部雇员、领有每月约 4,500 至 5,980 美元薪资，仍在 Inglewood 申领 21,076 美元。各案预审分别排期在 11 月 20 日、12 月 4 日与 12 月 11 日，于洛杉矶市中心的 Foltz 刑事司法中心审理。
案件由检察官 Ursula Aguiar 承办，DPSS 参与调查。Hochman 办公室表示，其公共援助诈骗科今年以来已立案 340 多宗，涉案金额近 480 万美元。（来源：洛杉矶县检察官办公室）
Eight Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining $177,233 in CalFresh and CalWORKs Benefits in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman's office announced on November 12 that eight defendants have been charged across six separate felony cases with concealing assets and income to fraudulently obtain CalFresh and CalWORKs benefits administered by the county Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), totaling $177,233.77. The office noted that charges are not proof of guilt and the defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted.
According to prosecutors, defendant Ogi Buyan allegedly claimed $47,059.77 while living in Santa Monica and holding investment accounts with balances between $60,000 and more than $1 million; defendant Rana Soliman, of San Dimas, allegedly owned a rental property in Menifee valued at about $611,100 and rented for $3,200 to $3,600 a month; and defendant Nadya Daniels, herself an employee of the state Employment Development Department earning about $4,500 to $5,980 a month, allegedly claimed $21,076 in Inglewood. Preliminary hearings in the cases are scheduled for November 20, December 4 and December 11 at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles.
The cases are being prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Ursula Aguiar, with DPSS investigators assisting. Hochman's office said its public assistance fraud section has filed more than 340 cases this year involving nearly $4.8 million. (Source: Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office)
来源：洛杉矶县检察官办公室
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