SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three people, including an employee of California’s Employment Development Department, have been indicted for defrauding the state out of more than $360,000 in disability insurance payments.
U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner said 35-year-old EDD employee Simeon Shawnise Gregory of Moreno Valley helped shepherd fraudulent disability claims through the agency by covering up warning flags and forging documents.
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Also arrested were 35-year-old Sarah Trout and 37-year-old Theresa Campbell, both of Riverside.
Officials say Trout paid Gregory up to half of her disability payments in exchange for her benefits being extended fraudulently.
Gregory is also accused of forging doctor’s certificates to issue Campbell specific payments.
All three face a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison, but the final sentence will be determined by a judge.
