San Diego Woman Sentenced for Stealing Stimulus Payments and State Benefits

San Diego Woman Sentenced for Stealing Stimulus Payments and State Benefits
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SAN DIEGO—A San Diego woman who used the personal information of jail detainees, as well as homeless and low-income people, to fraudulently obtain state benefits and stimulus checks was sentenced Dec. 18 to two years and seven months in federal prison.

Alexandra Crystal Jackson, 32, pleaded guilty to applying for benefit payments from California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) and Economic Impact Payments—commonly referred to as stimulus checks—from the IRS.

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