g*q 发帖数: 26623 | 1 上次是个Los Altos的白人,这次是个SF黑人.冒领$1K的prepaid visa card. | B*1 发帖数: 1029 | | g*q 发帖数: 26623 | 3 SAN FRANCISCO — The list of “vermin” accused of bilking benefits meant
for victims of the deadly San Bruno pipeline explosion has grown to seven,
prosecutors said, and more alleged con jobs are being investigated.
Four of the seven suspects have court dates this week. They are charged with
swiping financial aid meant for victims of the San Bruno fire that killed
eight people and destroyed 37 homes in the city’s Crestmoor neighborhood on
Sept. 9, authorities said.
They allegedly falsified Department of Motor Vehicle documents, claiming to
be residents of the disaster zone so they could milk financial aid.
The latest to face charges is San Franciscan Angela Wise, 46, who was
scheduled to be arraigned Monday.
At the San Bruno aid center, Wise allegedly wrote on her DMV form that she
lived in a downstairs in-law unit within the disaster area. She actually
resides on Sunnyvale Avenue in The City, San Mateo County Chief Deputy
District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
The home Wise claimed she lived in has no downstairs, Wagstaffe said. The
home has been vacant for months, since the death of its occupant, he added.
Wise claimed she suffered “smoke and food damage” and requested a $1,000
VISA card from Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Wagstaffe said.
Another San Franciscan, 23-year-old Jacqueline Turner, will appear in court
Thursday. She lives on McAllister Street in The City but, like Wise, claimed
to reside in the disaster zone, prosecutors said.
When asked at the San Bruno aid center what she needed, Turner replied, “I
need everything you got,” prosecutors said.
Others charged with similar cons include Daniel Stansbury, of Los Altos, who
also has a court date Thursday.
Deonte Bennett, 25, and Niesha Taylor, 25, both of San Francisco, failed to
appear in court last week. Bennett remains on the lam, with a $100,000
arrest warrant, Wagstaffe said.
Taylor will appear in court Monday, he said.
Sonya Smith, 44, and Lisa Justin, 42, both of San Bruno, pleaded not guilty
to the con counts in September and are due back in court Nov. 19.
“We know there are other cases that remain under investigation,” Wagstaffe
said. “There may be several more ... that come through.”
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner |
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