The authorities said that 92 debit cards loaded with a total of more than $1.2 million in benefits were mailed to addresses that Mr. Baines had access to in Beverly Hills and the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Mr. Baines gained access to more than $704,000 through cash withdrawals, some of which were made in Las Vegas, the authorities said.
When the Las Vegas police arrested Mr. Baines on Sept. 23, he was in possession of eight debit cards, seven of which were not in his name, according to court documents.
Mr. Baines did not respond to requests for comment on Sunday. It was not clear if he had a lawyer.
In a music video for the song EDD that was posted to YouTube on Sept. 11, Mr. Baines and another rapper, Fat Wizza, boasted about getting rich off of E.D.D., an apparent reference to the Employment Development Department.
The rappers brag in the video about their swagger for E.D.D. while holding stacks of E.D.D. envelopes, and about getting rich by going to the bank with a stack of these.
A disclaimer below the video says that it was made with props for entertainment purposes. It is not clear when the disclaimer was added.read more
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