Santa Maria trio pleads not guilty to using 'shell' residence in $390K Medi-Cal fraud scheme
Two women and a man from Santa Maria pleaded not guilty last week to fraud-related charges in which theyâre accused of using a California home to collect more than $390,000 in state medical benefits over more than a decade while living in Nevada. Seferino Hernandez and Eden Bautista, both 59, and Thelma Pedroche, 62, appeared via Zoom before Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Patricia Kelly on Dec. 7 and entered their pleas to the charges, including presenting a false Medi-Cal claim and criminal conspiracy. Additionally, Bautista and Pedroche each received an enhancement accus...
Source: lompocrecord.com