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DA: Councilman hid job, got unemployment

Originally published: June 7, 2011 10:17 PM
Updated: June 7, 2011 10:31 PM
By ANN GIVENS  ann.givens@newsday.com

Long Beach Councilman Michael Fagen. (September 25, 2009)

Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | Long Beach Councilman Michael Fagen. (September 25, 2009)

A Long Beach city councilman has pleaded not guilty to grand larceny charges after he concealed his government job from the state Department of Labor to collect more than $7,000 in unemployment benefits, prosecutors said.

Michael Fagen, 54, of Long Beach, was arrested Tuesday morning by investigators and charged with third-degree grand larceny, prosecutors said. He was released without bail...

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