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February 6, 2007

Extradition Sought for Woman and Her Mother Charged in Welfare Fraud Case

LOS ANGELES – The District Attorney’s office announced today it is seeking extradition of a woman and her mother who were arrested in Maryland and Texas last week on felony warrants charging them with grand theft and perjury in a child care and welfare fraud case in Los Angeles County.

The younger of the two women was identified in news stories in 1998 as serving a federal person term for being convicted of trying to extort $40 million from entertainer Bill Cosby.

Autumn Jaquel Williams, also known as Autmn (cq) Jaquel Jackson, 32 (dob 8-20-1974), and her mother, Shawn Renee Upshaw, also known as Shawn Byers and Shawn Brown, 54 (dob 9-19-1952), were arrested last Thursday. Williams was taken into custody in Maryland and Upshaw in Texas.

Deputy District Attorney James Baker of the Welfare Fraud Division said extradition for both women is being sought. Williams is in custody in Rockville, MD, on $110,000 bail. Upshaw is being held in San Antonio, Texas, on $95,000 bail.

In a felony complaint for arrest warrant (BA315730) filed on Jan. 19, the women were accused of grand theft and multiple counts of perjury in connection with allegedly illegally collecting nearly $40,000 between 2001 and 2003. Williams additionally is charged with one felony count of aid by misrepresentation, a violation of Section 10980(c)(2) of the California Welfare and Institutions Code.

Baker said the women are accused of submitting false employment verifications to qualify for child care benefits.

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