The US Department of Justice announced that Mykara Destiny Robinson, 24, pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Thus, according to KGET, she became the last, thirteenth, member of the group to stand trial on charges of illegally receiving unemployment benefits from the state. All of them are residents of California, worked in their own state.
In total, community members created about 150 fake accounts with the California Department of Employment, which allowed them to receive 993 thousand dollars. The group was led by two women - Natalie Le Demola, 38, and Carleisha Neosha Plumme, 33. It was they who initiated the purchase of personal data of people on whose behalf applications for benefits were submitted. Most of them are serving sentences in state correctional institutions, some turned out to be pensioners.
After the fraudulent claims were approved and benefit debit cards were received, the money was withdrawn from ATMs throughout Southern California. The first scams are dated June 2020.
The publication notes that Robinson, like most other members of the group, faces up to 30 years in prison on charges of conspiracy and bank fraud, as well as identity theft, Plummer and Dimola can go to prison for 32 years.
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An American woman from Corona, California, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of her mother, received an additional seven years in prison for fraud with covid unemployment benefits. According to the MyNewsLA portal, even while behind bars, she managed to steal more than two million dollars, while using the personal data of other prisoners and even her cellmates.
Natalie Le DeMola, 38, will serve a new term in federal prison if, at some point, her life sentence in state prison is interrupted by parole. A woman will receive the right to apply for it for the first time in 2026. In addition, Dimola will be forced to pay compensation to the state in the amount of 933 thousand dollars.
Dimola was part of a large group of scammers, which was active mainly in the second half of 2020. In total, she and her accomplices were charged with 38 counts, almost all of which related to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Members of the group applied for benefits online - on the portal of the California Department of Employment Development. Once they were approved, the scammers received EDD debit cards in the mail, which they cashed out at ATMs throughout Southern California.
Dimola pleaded guilty in March 2023. In total, she was threatened with up to 32 years of additional prison time, but in the end she managed to get off with much less punishment.
In total, community members created about 150 fake accounts with the California Department of Employment, which allowed them to receive 993 thousand dollars. The group was led by two women - Natalie Le Demola, 38, and Carleisha Neosha Plumme, 33. It was they who initiated the purchase of personal data of people on whose behalf applications for benefits were submitted. Most of them are serving sentences in state correctional institutions, some turned out to be pensioners.
After the fraudulent claims were approved and benefit debit cards were received, the money was withdrawn from ATMs throughout Southern California. The first scams are dated June 2020.
The publication notes that Robinson, like most other members of the group, faces up to 30 years in prison on charges of conspiracy and bank fraud, as well as identity theft, Plummer and Dimola can go to prison for 32 years.
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An American woman from Corona, California, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of her mother, received an additional seven years in prison for fraud with covid unemployment benefits. According to the MyNewsLA portal, even while behind bars, she managed to steal more than two million dollars, while using the personal data of other prisoners and even her cellmates.
Natalie Le DeMola, 38, will serve a new term in federal prison if, at some point, her life sentence in state prison is interrupted by parole. A woman will receive the right to apply for it for the first time in 2026. In addition, Dimola will be forced to pay compensation to the state in the amount of 933 thousand dollars.
Dimola was part of a large group of scammers, which was active mainly in the second half of 2020. In total, she and her accomplices were charged with 38 counts, almost all of which related to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Members of the group applied for benefits online - on the portal of the California Department of Employment Development. Once they were approved, the scammers received EDD debit cards in the mail, which they cashed out at ATMs throughout Southern California.
Dimola pleaded guilty in March 2023. In total, she was threatened with up to 32 years of additional prison time, but in the end she managed to get off with much less punishment.
