(Rocky Hill, CT) - A Stratford woman has been arrested and charged with using the personal information of friends, acquaintances and people she was supposed to be helping through her employment to obtain payment cards, financial accounts, and unemployment benefits.
Inspectors with the Statewide Prosecution Bureau in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney arrested Bianca N. Davila, age 38, of South Avenue, Stratford, on January 30, 2026, and charged her with Unemployment Fraud, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 31-273(f), Larceny in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-122(a)(3), Identity Theft in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-129b, two counts of Identity theft in the Second Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-129c, and four counts of Identity Theft in the Third Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-129d.
The charges stem from an ongoing investigation by the Statewide Prosecution Bureau originating from a written complaint from the Connecticut Department of Labor. The complaint charges that Davila used personally identifiable information of a person she knew to illegally obtain unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Labor later associated eight accounts with Davila, aggregating a potential theft of more than $230,000, all accomplished by using the personally identifiable information of people she knew. The investigation showed that Davila additionally obtained payment cards and financial accounts using the personally identifiable information of people she knew either personally or incidentally. Inspectors from the Statewide Prosecution Bureau confiscated documents from Davila’s home containing the personal information of more than 100 people, some of which she accessed while employed by social service agencies. The investigation showed the defendant also altered her own personally identifiable information to pass background checks for employment. Inspectors from the Statewide Prosecution Bureau are continuing the process of notifying the impacted agencies and individuals.
Davila was released on a $60,000 surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court, G.A. No. 2, on February 26, 2026. The charges are merely accusations, and she is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
On September 4, 2025, Inspectors with the Statewide Prosecution Bureau arrested Davila and charged her with multiple counts of Unemployment Compensation Fraud, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 31-273(f), Larceny in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-122(a)(3), Money Laundering in the Second Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-277 and Identity Theft in the First Degree, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-129b. Those charges are pending in Superior Court in Bridgeport.