Complaint — No. 5:21-mj-00243 (Dkt. 1, C.D. Cal.)

Summary

A Criminal Complaint (AO 91) in United States of America v. Paris Denise Thomas, Case No. 5:21-mj-00243, 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 Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1040, and 1343, for conduct from June 2020 to December 2020. The affidavit of Special Agent Amy R. Pfeifer describes the PUA unemployment program administered by the California EDD and alleges that at least 30 UI claims were filed from an IP address associated with Thomas. It states that Bank of America accounts funded by those claims made repeated $1,000 ATM cash withdrawals at locations in Colton, Loma Linda and Grand Terrace, California. The complaint was attested before the Honorable Sheri Pym, United States Magistrate Judge.

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