DA investigators arrest 27 for welfare fraud
Criminal investigators from the Tulare County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations served 27 felony and misdemeanor arrest warrants for suspects wanted for allegedly committing welfare fraud in Tulare County.
Criminal investigators from the Tulare County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations served 27 felony and misdemeanor arrest warrants for suspects wanted for allegedly committing welfare fraud in Tulare County.
In addition, another four individuals wanted for felony welfare fraud charges surrendered themselves to the Tulare County Superior Court.
The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Tulare County Pre-trial Facility or cited for alleged fraud:
melissa Basaldua, 26 of Porterville
shaianne Boheman, 24 of Lindsay
carlos Campos, 37 of Visalia
sheyann Chavez, 25 of Porterville
april Crone, 39 of Porterville
brandi Fettig, 39 of Visalia
maria Gallegos, 52 of Dinuba
guillermo Gonzalez, 42 of Tulare
monica Gonzalez, 32 of Porterville
isidro Flores, 33 of Porterville
rayna Hill, 28 of Woodlake
charles Macias, 38 of Woodlake
orlando Gonzalez, 36 of Tulare
allen Hulsey, 60 of Porterville
lacey Laney, 31 of Dinuba
enrique Yepez, 40 of Dinuba
claudia Martinez, 38 of Porterville
marlina Martinez, 25 of Dinuba
patricia Mccarthy, 42 of Porterville
shelbi Mcdonald, 26 of Tulare dora Pablo, 38 of Porterville
jaime Risner, 39 of Springville
octavio Silva, 30 of Visalia
sharon Smothers, 59 of Porterville
diane Soria, 57 of Visalia
daneilla Trevino, 31 of Porterville
jacob Vasquez, 40 of Visalia
The total amount of alleged fraud in all of these cases, including the four individuals who surrendered not listed above, is over $140,000.
It is a felony for an individual to make a false statement or misrepresentation of material facts in order to obtain over $950 of aid that they were not entitled to receive, according to the DA’S office.
To report suspected fraud, contact the DA’S Bureau of Investigations at 636-5410.