Two former employees of the state Employment Development Department are facing federal charges for allegedly filing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims.
One of the defendants lives in San Diego. The other lives in Sacramento and is accused of stealing the identity of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Public records indicate defendant Nyika Gomez lives in a condo in Black Mountain Ranch. Neighbors also confirm she lives there.
But when News 8 showed up at her door, a woman who spoke to us through a window claimed we had the wrong address.
“You have the wrong door,” the woman said.
Gomez, 40, is accused of filing multiple, fraudulent unemployment claims under the names of California prison inmates.
In the criminal complaint filed in San Diego federal court, prosecutors included photos of Gomez allegedly showing up at ATM machines to withdraw EDD unemployment cash.
Gomez currently is out on bail pending a criminal trial where she is facing a maximum of 20 years in prison, if convicted on all counts.
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