Grand Jury Returns 58 Indictments: Amount in Alleged Welfare Fraud Cases Exceeds $78,000

Release Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 1:40 p.m.

Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced that a grand jury meeting in Virginia Beach Circuit Court today returned indictments against 57 individuals charging 155 separate offenses.

The grand jury returned indictments against 8 individuals for felony welfare fraud:

Defendant Name	Last Known Address	Charges	Alleged Amount
Antanika Latrice Hall	1600 block Fairfax Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23453	Fraudulently Obtaining Welfare Assistance > $200 (4 counts), Welfare Fraud – Fail to Notify Change in Circumstances > $200 (3 counts), Knowingly Makes Any False Application For Welfare Assistance (4 counts)	Over $15,000
Jose Manuel Mangual Jr.	4600 block Lake Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23455	Fraudulently Obtaining Welfare Assistance > $200 (5 counts), Knowingly Makes Any False Application For Welfare Assistance (5 counts)	Over $11,000
Catrina Latresse Marley	3900 block Rica Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23453	Knowingly Makes Any False Application For Welfare Assistance	Over $1300
Alisa Michelle Ramsey	1300 block Sierra Drive Virginia Beach, VA 234523	Fraudulently Obtaining Welfare Assistance > $200 (2 counts), Knowingly Makes Any False Application For Welfare Assistance (2 counts)	Over $4700
Demetrice Odirisa Saunders	1100 block Rebel Run Ct Virginia Beach, VA 23455	Fraudulently Obtaining Welfare Assistance > $200 (6 counts), Welfare Fraud – Fail to Notify Change in Circumstances > $200 (5 counts), Knowingly Makes Any False Application For Welfare Assistance (6 counts)	Over $25,000
April Gorman Sharp	5600 block Buzzard Neck Rd Virginia Beach, VA 23457	Knowingly Make a False Application for Welfare Assistance (2 counts), Fraudulently Obtaining Welfare Assistance > $200	Over $2000
Arielle Shanay Statum	3800 block Buchanan Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23453	Fraudulently Obtaining Welfare Assistance > $200 (4 counts), Knowingly Makes Any False Application For Welfare Assistance (4 counts)	Over $5700
Sabrina Thomas	5600 block Gates Landing Rd Virginia Beach, VA 23464	Knowingly Makes Any False Application For Welfare Assistance (3 counts)	Over $7500

A total of 13 defendants were charged with felony drug crimes, comprising 22% of those indicted today. The grand jury also indicted 3 individuals for felony Driving Under the Influence. Those individuals are:

Defendant Name	Last Known Address	Charges
Stephen George Bakaysa	2400 block Chetenham Court Virginia Beach, VA 23454	DUI 3rd Conviction within 10 years
Jose Pena Lopez II	900 block Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23451	DUI 4th or subsequent conviction within 10 years, Driving with Suspended License after DUI 3rd Conviction
Joshua Reid McCulloch	1800 block Shelton Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23455	DUI 3rd within 10 years, Driving with Revoked License