Complaint — No. 5:21-mj-00239 (Dkt. 1, C.D. Cal.)

Summary

A Criminal Complaint (AO 91) in United States of America v. Sequoia Edwards, Case No. 5:21-mj-00239, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, filed April 2, 2021 as Document 1. It charges fraud in connection with emergency benefits and wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. Sections 1040, and 1343, for conduct from July 2020 to August 2020. The affidavit of FBI Special Agent Stephen Harrison describes the PUA unemployment program administered by the California EDD and alleges that UI claims were filed from an IP address associated with Edwards. It states that on September 6, 2020 eight Bank of America accounts linked to those claims each made $1,000 ATM cash withdrawals at a Moreno Valley location within 10 minutes of each other. The complaint was attested before the Honorable Sheri Pym, United States Magistrate Judge.

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