'Tip of the iceberg': Sheriff hoping for more arrests in million-dollar unemployment fraud scheme

PLAQUEMINE - Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi revealed how he and his deputies uncovered a group of scammers who defrauded taxpayers out of more than $1 million in pandemic-boosted unemployment benefits.The Attorney General's office says the network of fraudsters targeted unemployment offices in California and Louisiana to the tune of $1.24 million."It was not easy. It was not an easy mission. Having these other states cooperate with us was not an easy thing to do," Stassi said.The sheriff