Women's Prison Inmate, Fresno Man Sentenced In California EDD Fraud

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

FRESNO (CBS SF) — A Fresno man and an inmate at a Northern California women’s prison were sentenced Monday to five years and one month in prison for submitting fake unemployment insurance claims to California’s Employment Development Department (EDD).

Jason Vertz, 51, and Alana Powers, 45, an inmate at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla were sentenced after being convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to a press statement from Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California Phillip Talbert.

• California EDD Fraud Special Section

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