BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Beverly Hills police are cracking down on fraud and identity theft.
The police department says since September 3rd, officers have arrested 44 individuals within the City of Beverly Hills responsible for Employment Development Department (EDD) fraud and identity theft.
A total of 129 fraudulent EDD credit cards valuing over $2.5 million have been recovered.
Over $289,000 in U.S. currency has also been seized. In addition to cash, officers located seven handguns carried on the suspects or found within their vehicles.