29 people accused of EDD fraud in Monterey County, 21 of them at the county jail
29 people accused of EDD fraud in Monterey County, 21 of them at the county jail
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE I'DAM N GREEN. ERIN CLARK IS OFF THIS WE. EK WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE FIRST INDICTMENTS IN MONTEREY COUNTY FROM THE E-D-D FRAUD SCHEME... TODAY -- NEARLY 30 PEOP LE -- MOST FROM INSIDE THE MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL -- WERE IN COURT FOR EITHR ACTION. S. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER CHRISTOPHER SALAS IS LIVE AT THE COURTHOUSE NOW.. CHRISTOPHER HOW MUCH MONEY ARE THEY ACCUSED OF STEALING? DAN THE CONFIRMED AMOU NT -- 360,000 DOLLA..RS BUT THE DISTRT IC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TELLS ME THE NUMBER IS CERTAINLY HIGHER THAN THAT .. AND IT COULD BE IN THE MILLIONS.. SOME OF THE 29 PEOP LE INDICTED WERE ARRANED IG TODAY IN A MONTEREY COUNTY COURTROO. M. AND OF THOSE INDICTED.. 21 OF THEM WERE INSIDE THE MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL WHEN THEY ILLEGALLY APPLIED FOR AND OBTAINED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. .. HERE'S HOW THE SCHEME WORKED ACCORDING TO THE DA'S OFFICE.. PEOPLE INSIDE THE JAIL -- WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET -- GOT THE HE LP OF THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ON THE OUTSIDEO T APPLY FOR BENEFITS IN THEIR NAME. S. THE DA'S OFFICE YSSA THEIR EVIDENCE INCLUDES ZOOM ADN PHONE CALLS.. WHERE THEY KNOW MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED. <ZOOM 02:57 "THIS IS JUST OUT OF THE JAIL. THIS IS WHERE WE STARTED. WE HAVE T WO PRISONS IN OUR COUNTY WHERE THIS WAS BY ALL ACCOUNTS RAMPANT. WE'RE UP TO6 3 PEOPLE CHARGED CURRENTLY, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER 20 OR 30 OUT OF THE JAIL WE COULDO D AND THEN WHO KNOWS OUT OF THE TWO PRISONS."> SOMERS TOLD ME EARLY ON DURING THE PANDEMIC.. E TH E-D-D HAD WHAT HE CALLED AN HONOR SYSTEM SET UP FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.. SAYING BASICALLY ANYONE WHO SIGNED UP -- RECEIVED THEM.. SOMETHING E-D-D HAS ADMITTED TO.. AS OF LATE JANUARY. .. THE STATE CONFIRMED UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD COST TAXPAYERS AT LEAST $11 BILLIO N. BUT BE WELL NORTH OF $30 BIIOLLN DOLLARS. AS FOR EVERYONE INDICTED HERE IN MONTEYER COUNTY.. WE HAVE THE NAMES ON OUR WEBSITE: KSBW DOT CO
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29 people accused of EDD fraud in Monterey County, 21 of them at the county jail
Twenty-nine people were indicted by a grand jury in Monterey County for EDD fraud on Wednesday. According to the Monterey County District Attorney, Jeannine M. Pacioni, 21 of the individuals were in custody at the Monterey County Jail at the time of the crime. The other eight conspired with the inmates to commit the fraud. "The 29 defendants are charged with multiple felonies including conspiracy, making fraudulent statements in unemployment insurance applications, and money laundering. The total fraud involved in this case exceeds $360,000," reported the DA's office. The people listed in the grand jury's report were: Daniel Lee Rosbach, age 29 of Salinas Heather Louise Rosbach, age 33 of Castroville Luciano Ramirez, age 34 of Salinas Mayra Rodriguez Guzman, age 29 of Salinas Davian Derrell Jones, age 29 of Lancaster Jeraline Diana Jones, age 27 of Lancaster Diondre Lamon Rodriguez, age 49 of Seaside Shayna Dawn Kisling-Bowman, age 42 of Marina Daniel Michael Birchell, age 34 of Monterey Amanda Kari Marie Agloro, age 33 of Seaside Justin Allen Casey, age 32 of Seaside Rafael Valencia, age 25 of Salinas Rubie Marie Jimenez, age 32 of Soledad, Tracy Dyan Rhodes, age 34 of Salinas Daniel Aaron Contreras, age 28 of Brisbane Andrew Magana, age 32 of Salinas Kevin Anthony Hall, age 28 of Marina Josephine G Hall, age 52 of Marina Michael Eugene Fuller, age 23 of Fresno Christian Isaiah Foster, age 22 of Fresno Amber Dawn Umbarger, age 40 of Los Osos Brian Zuniga, age 26 of King City Antonio DeLuna, age 22 of Salians Arcadio Benito Perezruiz, age 25 of Salinas Ralph Salvador Apodaca, age 40 of Salinas Oscar Benitez, age 22 of Salinas Javier Morales Vaca, age 42 of Watsonville Adrien Olivas, age 34 of Salinas Tirrell Deshaun Butler, age 32 of StocktonVideo from previous broadcast.
SALINAS, Calif. —
Twenty-nine people were indicted by a grand jury in Monterey County for EDD fraud on Wednesday.
According to the Monterey County District Attorney, Jeannine M. Pacioni, 21 of the individuals were in custody at the Monterey County Jail at the time of the crime. The other eight conspired with the inmates to commit the fraud.
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"The 29 defendants are charged with multiple felonies including conspiracy, making fraudulent statements in unemployment insurance applications, and money laundering. The total fraud involved in this case exceeds $360,000," reported the DA's office.
The people listed in the grand jury's report were:
- Daniel Lee Rosbach, age 29 of Salinas
- Heather Louise Rosbach, age 33 of Castroville
- Luciano Ramirez, age 34 of Salinas
- Mayra Rodriguez Guzman, age 29 of Salinas
- Davian Derrell Jones, age 29 of Lancaster
- Jeraline Diana Jones, age 27 of Lancaster
- Diondre Lamon Rodriguez, age 49 of Seaside
- Shayna Dawn Kisling-Bowman, age 42 of Marina
- Daniel Michael Birchell, age 34 of Monterey
- Amanda Kari Marie Agloro, age 33 of Seaside
- Justin Allen Casey, age 32 of Seaside
- Rafael Valencia, age 25 of Salinas
- Rubie Marie Jimenez, age 32 of Soledad,
- Tracy Dyan Rhodes, age 34 of Salinas
- Daniel Aaron Contreras, age 28 of Brisbane
- Andrew Magana, age 32 of Salinas
- Kevin Anthony Hall, age 28 of Marina
- Josephine G Hall, age 52 of Marina
- Michael Eugene Fuller, age 23 of Fresno
- Christian Isaiah Foster, age 22 of Fresno
- Amber Dawn Umbarger, age 40 of Los Osos
- Brian Zuniga, age 26 of King City
- Antonio DeLuna, age 22 of Salians
- Arcadio Benito Perezruiz, age 25 of Salinas
- Ralph Salvador Apodaca, age 40 of Salinas
- Oscar Benitez, age 22 of Salinas
- Javier Morales Vaca, age 42 of Watsonville
- Adrien Olivas, age 34 of Salinas
- Tirrell Deshaun Butler, age 32 of Stockton
Video from previous broadcast.