A federal grand jury in Fresno indicted a Chowchilla prison inmate and a parolee Thursday on charges they fleeced taxpayers of hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 unemployment benefits. Sholanda Thomas, 36, who is an inmate at the Central California Women's Facility, and parolee Christina Smith, 37, are accused...
A Cry of the Heart From Local Human Trafficking Survivor
By FresnoStateNews.com Growing up in the Central Valley, Debra Rush wanted the same things many other young girls do: a boyfriend, good friends and tons of fun. She never anticipated that those simple desires would take a turn for the worst when she was kidnapped and forced into human trafficking as...