(KON) – A former employee of the Human Services Agency in San Matteo (HSA) was accused of a scheme that stole tens of thousands of dollars in welfare boxes who did not care about any multiple competitions on Friday, according to the San Matteo County Lawyer Office.
Maria del Carmen James, 48, from Menlo Park, worked at the East Palo Alto Hasa satellite to help customers and was with the agency for 10 years. During a review in 2024, it was discovered that between 1 July 2023 and March 31, 2024, James activated 22 fraudulent luxury cards, the DA office said. A total of $ 28,588 was stolen in a period of nine months.
A California ATM review showed that Jaime has reached areas that have nothing to do with its job duties, according to public prosecutors. More investigations have revealed that she will search for sleeping customer care and then reactivate accounts. After that, she was putting the signatures of the beneficiaries of social welfare and issuing new benefits cards.
DA office said that stolen money was used for personal purposes.
On Friday, JAIMES did not acknowledge any competition to steal a felony from government funds and accused of stealing the identity of the felony. Forty -one has been rejected additional charges of stealing identity as part of the acknowledgment, as well as a felony of embezzlement and forgery.
Acknowledgment of guilt would save James from service at any time in the state prison. However, she still faces up to one year in the province’s prison. DA office said it was initially seeking a two -year prison in the case.
The ruling was determined on June 24.