Chula Vista Couple Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Targeting Pregnant Women

An armed California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officer stands guard at San Quentin State Prison, California, on Aug. 15, 2016. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

SAN DIEGO—A Chula Vista couple who took part in a scheme that defrauded pregnant women and bilked the state’s Medi-Cal program out of more than $1 million were sentenced Oct. 26 to federal prison terms.

Melissa Alvarez Torres, 33, and Jose Luis Olmos Hernandez, 36, pleaded guilty earlier this year to selling bogus insurance to pregnant women living in Mexico.