Category: Orange County News

Inmate pleads guilty to COVID-19 unemployment benefits fraud

Sholanda Thomas, 38, an inmate at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges for submitting fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to the California Employment Development Department in her own name and the names of other inmates, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Read More

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva to host Breakfast Club with Gabe Petek, Legislative Analyst of the State of California on Friday, June 17

California Legislative Analyst Gabe Petek will join us for a conversation about the role of the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The LAO has provided fiscal and policy advice to the Legislature for 75 years. Don’t miss this important conversation! The Breakfast Club will take place Friday, June 17, at 8:30 a.m. Read More