One Arrested in EDD Fraud Scheme Totaling More Than $250,000
On April 9, 2021, agents from the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, Employment Development Department, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation arrested 35-year-old Jamie Williams-Major in connection with an Employment Development Department (EDD) [...]
Defendant Sentenced for Murdering Woman Near American River Bike Trail
DATE: April 9, 2021 CASE: Steven Wilson (Case #20FE001859) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Bret Wasley, Homicide Unit The Honorable Ernest Sawtelle sentenced Steven Wilson to 86 years to life in prison and found the allegations that Wilson has two prior strike robbery [...]
Defendant Convicted of Multiple Child Sexual Assault Charges
DATE: April 8, 2021 CASE: Frank Diaz (Case #19FE021059) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Dinah Mielke, Special Assault & Child Abuse Frank Diaz was convicted by a jury of six counts of child sexual assault. Four of the charges [...]
Elk Grove Dog Groomer Sentenced for Felony Animal Cruelty
DATE: April 5, 2021 CASE: Stephanie Frentz (Case #20FE011002) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Monica Robinson, Animal Cruelty Unit On February 11, 2021, Stephanie Frentz of Elk Grove pled to felony animal cruelty. On April 1, 2021, Frentz was [...]
Defendant Pleads to EDD Fraud Charges, Sentenced to Prison
DATE: March 26, 2021 CASE: Walter Lee Dawson (Case #20FE019364) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Nicholas Johnson Walter Lee Dawson pled to five counts of fraudulently applying for unemployment benefits (EDD Fraud) and possession for sale of marijuana. He [...]
Violent Offender Sentenced for Charges Stemming from DV Assault
DATE: March 26, 2021 CASE: Joshua Thomas (Case#19FE021265) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Courtney Martin, Domestic Violence Unit The Honorable Ernest Sawtelle sentenced Joshua Thomas to 20 years and 4 months in prison. On February 4, 2021, a jury [...]