Rapper who bragged about getting rich off unemployment benefits in music video arrested for $1.2 million scheme, federal prosecutors say
"Baines used debit cards pre-loaded with unemployment benefits," administered by the California Employment Development Department," the press release stated, citing the affidavit filed with the complaint. "The debit cards were issued in the names of third-parties, including identity theft victims. The applications for these debit cards listed addresses to which Baines had access in Beverly Hills and Koreatown.
Throughout the music video, Baines and another rapper, "Fat Wizza," is seen wearing designer clothes while waving envelopes and cash that they throw around.
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