Officials report more than 100 potential victims after EDD fraud investigation in Davis
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Updated: 7:28 PM PDT Jul 9, 2021
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Updated: 7:28 PM PDT Jul 9, 2021
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IDENTITIES. EDD DEBIT CARDS AND CREDIT CARDS A TREASURE TROVE OF STOLEN ITEMS ALL RECOVERED BY DAVIS POLICE DU RING A TRAFFIC STOP AT ALL STARTED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THIS TARGET DISAV PD SAYS THE DRIVER LEAVING THE PARKING LOT CUTTING OFFNE O OF ITS OFFICERS ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. INITIATED THE TRAFFICPTO S FOR UNSAFE TURN THE VEHICLE DIDN’T STOP IMMEDIATELY LIEUTENANT ELIA BEZEL. CLOTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IN 5TH STREET ALSO IN THE CAR BRIANNA GOMEZ POLICE DOCUMENTS STATE THE OFFICER NOTICED A WHITE CRYSTAL SUBSTANCE ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR. IN FACT, HE ASKED THE DRIVER IF THERE WAS CRANK WHICH IS A STREET NAME FOR MATHEM FAMILY IN THE DRIVER SAID YES AND THAT RESULTED IN. TENSION OF THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER AND THE SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE. MERCH LEDO T AT LEAST 30 PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR PERSONS OTHER TNHA VINEGAR AND GOMEZ MEL ADDRESSED TO OTHER PEOPLE AT LEAST 80 CREDIT CARDS DEBIT CARDS PREPAID CARDS AND/OR GIFT CARDS BELONGING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND 17 EDD DEBIT CARDS, AND OTHER PELEO’'S NAMES MORE THAN 100 POTENTIAL VICTIMS ACCORDING TO BEZEL CLOTH. I TRY TO COUNT THEM AND I THINK I GOT TO AND35 1 FIELD SOME POTENTIAL OUTSTANDING ASSEMBLY MEMBER JIM COOPER SAYS CASES LIKE THIS BECOMING ALL TOO COMMON AND ONE THING WE’RE SEEING WITH A LOT OF THIS FRAUD IS PEOPLE THAT ARE GANG MEMBERS AND THEY'V’ GOT DRUGS AND GUNS. SO IT’S PRETTY RAMPANT OUT THERE MEL THEFTS I INVESTIGATED BY THE UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE. TTMAHEW NORFLEET CONFIRMS A LINK BETWEEN MAIL THEFT AND EDD FRAUD. HE SAYS PEOPLE STILL IN GOVERNMENT BENEFITS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR DECADES. WE DID S LEEAST YEAR. WE DID SEE LINKS BETWEEN MALE THEFT AND DED CARDS WHERE WE BELIEVE THE EDD BENEFIT CDSAR WERE THE THING THE MALE FEES WERE TRYING TO GET TRADITIONALLY MALE THIEVES WILL TAKE ANYTHING OF VALUE THAT THEY NCA FIND BUT LAST YEAR THERE WERE A LOT OF A LOT MORE EDD CARDSN I THE MAIL. SO PEOPLE WERE DEFINITELY STEALING THOSE BACK TO BETH O’CLOCK. HE SAYS THE PERSON AFTER YOUR IDENTITY CAN BE ANYEON IDENTIFIES DOESN’T HAVE JURISDICTIONAL LIMITATIONS GENERALLY THEFT. THE ANYWHERE FROM I’M SORRY YOUR NEIGHBOR TO SOMEBODY SITTING IN RUSSIA. WITH YHEA WITH THE USE OF INTERNET NOW, WE HAVE GLOBAL ECONOMIES WHERE WE HAVE GBALOL CRIME AS WELL, BRITTANY JOHNSON. CASE AIRWAY 3 NEWS NOW IF YOU BELIE EVYOU MAY BE ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS OUT THERE IN THIS CASE CALL DAVIS POLEIC OR THE POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE. WE HAVE THE INFORMATION