David Paul Holden of EDD Anaheim Guilty of Swapping Unemployment Checks for Bribes


A former worker at the Anaheim office of the Employment Development
Department, the state jobs agency, has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $40,000 bribes in exchange for issuing more than $500,000 in unemployment checks.

David Paul Holden copped Friday to conspiracy and bribery, according to U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr.
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Holden orchestrated the kickback scheme that had four recruiters, who now face federal conspiracy and embezzlement counts, finding 50 people who swapped Social Security numbers for unemployment checks, with a cut going to the EDD worker.

He faces up to 15 years in prison at his sentencing scheduled in federal court Aug. 27.

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