One family pocketed $7.6 million by taking cans and bottles from Arizona and recycling them in California. That's fraud, prosecutors say.

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 18:13

forklift lifting cans that have been condensed into big blocks — A recycling technician loads an 800 pound block of compressed aluminum cans at OCC Recycling Center in Costa Mesa, CA on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
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Prosecutors say a family that made $7.6 million from recycling defrauded the state of California.
The family, based in Southern California, is accused of recycling materials they purchased in Arizona.
Investigators recovered more than $1 million worth of "illegally imported beverage containers."

A California family that earned millions of dollars just by recycling cans and bottles is now being accused of multiple felonies that could lead to years behind bars.