Man Arrested For EDD Fraud Totaling More Than $385K. Imagine That.

(Sacramento, CA) — A man is under arrest for allegedly bilking thousands of dollars out of the Employment Development Department. The Sacramento District Attorney’s Office filed 19 counts of EDD fraud and 19 counts of theft against Keonte Upchurch on Thursday. Following an investigation by the Elk Grove Police Department, authorities found that Upchurch illegally filed 19 different EDD claims, some involving state prison inmates, and received over 385-thousand in fraudulent EDD funds. Back in June, officers responded to a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex and contacted Upchurch. They also located evidence of EDD fraud which included a notebook with the personal identifying information for 21 different victims.