A man who collected the personal information of his fellow jail detainees as part of a scheme to fraudulently obtain state benefits and stimulus checks was sentenced March 4 to two years and seven months in federal prison.
Demetrius Montre McFarland, 31, of San Diego collected personal information from other detainees while he was in custody and gave it to his wife at the time, Alexandra Crystal Jackson, 32, also of San Diego, a co-defendant in the case.