Seaside Woman Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Theft of Government Benefits
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Press release of the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Oregon, dated November 4, 2025. Tamara Fulmer of Seaside, Oregon pleaded guilty to one count of Theft of Government Benefits for stealing more than $567,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits from the Oregon Employment Department (OED). According to court documents, between May 2020 and October 2021 she used the personal information of 27 individuals to apply fraudulently, and OED paid out $567,930. She deposited at least 236 UI checks totaling $68,773 into her own account and received an additional $13,353 on her own fraudulent application. She faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and sentencing is set for February 18, 2026; the plea agreement includes $581,283 in restitution.
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PRESS RELEASE Seaside Woman Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Theft of Government Benefits Tuesday, November 4, 2025 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Oregon PORTLAND, Ore.—A Seaside, Oregon, woman pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $567,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits from the Oregon Employment Department (OED). Tamara Fulmer, 47, pleaded guilty today to one count of Theft of Government Benefits. According to court documents, between May 2020 and October 2021, Fulmer used the personal information of 27 individuals to fraudulently apply for pandemic unemployment insurance benefits (UI benefits). Based on Fulmer’s misrepresentations, OED paid out $567,930 in UI benefits. Fulmer deposited at least 236 UI checks totaling $68,773 into her own personal account and cashed many of the UI checks at a gas station in Seaside without the applicant’s knowledge or permission. OED paid Fulmer an additional $13,353 after she submitted her own fraudulent UI application where she falsely claimed she had not applied for or received disability despite receiving disability payments since 2004. On February 19, 2025, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a one-count indictment charging Fulmer with Theft of Government Property. Fulmer faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. She will be sentenced on February 18, 2026, before a U.S. District Court Judge. As part of the plea agreement, Fulmer has agreed to forfeit the proceeds from her criminal activity and pay $581,283 in restitution as recommended by the government. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, and the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General. It was prosecuted by Meredith D.M. Bateman, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Justice Department’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form. Updated November 4, 2025 Topics CORONAVIRUS IDENTITY THEFT Component USAO - Oregon
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