Information — No. 5:22-cr-00229 (Dkt. 1, C.D. Cal.)

Summary

A criminal information in United States of America v. Lizette Berrios Lathon, ED CR No. 5:22-cr-00229-FMO, filed September 30, 2022 as Document 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Count One charges conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349, alleging that Lathon, who operated tax preparation businesses, filed fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims with California's EDD, in some instances using former clients' personal information. It alleges at least 44 fraudulent PUA claims and losses of approximately $998,630. Count Two is aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1). Count Three, under 18 U.S.C. § 1341, alleges a scheme from September 17, 2014 to January 6, 2020 to defraud the Railroad Retirement Board of sickness benefits. The signature block names United States Attorney E. Martin Estrada.

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