Recently, a man and woman from San Bernardino County were arrested following a nine-count federal grand jury indictment accusing them of obtaining over $2.1 million in Covid-19 relief funds. The individuals, a 43-year-old woman from Rialto and a 53-year-old man, were taken into custody on Nov. 5.
The charges against them stem from allegedly submitting more than 120 fraudulent applications for unemployment insurance benefits. These applications were purportedly made using stolen identities from California state prisoners and individuals residing out of state. The accused falsely claimed that the victims were former California residents whose employment had been impacted by the pandemic, making them eligible for unemployment benefits under federal law.
