Sex Offender Received $12,000 in Unemployment Benefits From Prison, Investigators Say
On 12/23/20 at 6:51 AM EST
A convicted sex offender received almost $12,000 in unemployment benefits while behind bars, authorities claim.
Taylor Lewis Gholar, 29, was convicted for a sex crime involving a 12-year-old girl and sentenced to three years in a California prison on December 10.
While in custody, he and his girlfriend are alleged to have received $11,688 from the state after submitting an unemployment application online. Following this conviction, Yolo County District Attorney Investigators were alerted that Gholar was fraudulently receiving Unemployment Insurance Benefits while being housed in custody in the Yolo County Jail, a statement from the Yolo County District Attorney read.
Yolo sex offender arrested in unemployment fraud scheme
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A former West Sacramento after-school teacher convicted of luring a minor for sex is facing new charges after fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits with his girlfriend’s help while in Yolo County Jail custody, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
Taylor Lewis Gholar, 29, was sentenced on Dec. 10 to three years in state prison for his conviction on counts of communicating with a minor for the purpose of lewd or lascivious conduct and going to a meeting with a minor for the purpose of lewd or lascivious conduct, all involving a 12-year-old former student. He’s currently serving his sentence at the Yolo County Jail.