SACRAMENTO, California — In a coordinated effort by multiple law enforcement agencies, three individuals have been arrested for their involvement in a COVID-19 fraud scheme targeting the California Employment Development Department (EDD), U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

Yolanda Butler, a 49-year-old, was apprehended in Oklahoma, while her 28-year-old son, Legerrius Holt, was taken into custody in Colorado. Both are formerly from Stockton, California. The third suspect, 33-year-old Quamaine Massey, formerly of North Carolina, was arrested in Ohio. A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment on August 7, 2025, charging the defendants with mail fraud, with Butler and Holt also facing charges of aggravated identity theft.

According to court documents, between April 2020 and Jun

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