Roseville Woman Who Used Feinstein's Name, SS# For COVID Fraud Admits Stealing EDD Benefits

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

SACRAMENTO (AP) — A Roseville woman who acknowledged using U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s name and Social Security number to receive $21,000 in pandemic-related assistance pleaded guilty Monday to stealing unemployment benefits.

It was part of nearly $200,000 in unemployment insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits contained in debit cards shipped to the home of 44-year-old Andrea M. Gervais, authorities said.

She pleaded guilty to theft of government money for filing 97 such fraudulent claims, at least 10 of which were approved by California’s beleaguered Employment Development Department. If all 97 had been approved it could have brought her more than $2 million, federal prosecutors said.

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