A man allegedly exploited a government-used facial recognition system to claim nearly a million dollars in fake unemployment payments from a state more than 2,000 miles away, by posting photos of himself in ginger wigs.Eric Jaklitsch was arrested in early December after the , DHS, and 's Employment Development Department finished a year-long investigation that linked the man to 78 fraudulent UI claims in The Golden State. Jaklitsch allegedly attempted to steal over $2.5 million from state funds, successfully coming away with roughly $900,000 after duping the software by donning a large, curly orange wig to verify fake driver's licenses from multiple states, federal prosecutors say.
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