SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Investigators in Sacramento uncovered a pair had reportedly filed many fake Employment Development Department claims utilizing data from victims who reside all around the country, and they were detained.
Adrian Sykes, 24, was pulled over by the Sacramento Law Enforcement on Feb. 2 while commuting, per the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.
Officers discovered many guns, some of which were unregistered or didn’t have serial numbers, along with drugs and body armor, during the traffic stop and subsequent check of Sykes’ residence.
Authorities also discovered six EDD debit cards, according to the District Attorney’s office.
Sykes was accused with being a felon in control of guns and munitions along with possession of drugs with a gun, and he posted bail.
Following an examination into the debit cards, it was discovered that Sykes and his girlfriend, Brittney Murchison, 26, had submitted 35 false claims with the EDD, receiving almost $600,000.
Sykes was accused with being a felon in control of guns and munitions along with possession of drugs with a gun, and he posted bail.
Following an examination into the debit cards, it was discovered that Sykes and his girlfriend, Brittney Murchison, 26, had submitted 35 false claims with the EDD, receiving almost $600,000.
The Sacramento Police Department’s North Gang Enforcement Team apprehended Murchison on May 27. On June 7, Sykes was apprehended in Las Vegas. He is now being held in Sacramento awaiting extradition.
Both are charged with multiple charges of EDD fraud as well as one count of alleged identity theft apiece.
