Social Security and Disability Law

Sioux City Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing from the Government

August 23, 2022

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa: A Sioux City woman who defrauded the United States Government was sentenced August 19, 2022, to 4 months in federal prison. Margaret Ortega, age 45, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 14, 2022, guilty plea to theft of government funds. In…

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Batavia Woman And Buffalo Woman Both Going To Prison In Separate COVID Fraud Cases

August 22, 2022

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of New York: ROCHESTER/BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Danielle Tooley, 37, of Batavia, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to serve six months in prison and pay approximately $18,000 in restitution by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S.…

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The Inspectors General Community Stresses Warning About Scams: Criminals will Pretend to be from Any Federal Government Agency

August 19, 2022

For Immediate Release Download a PDF of Press Release Criminals pretending to be from federal government agencies are tricking victims into sending money or sharing personal information. Criminals will continue to try different tactics until they find one that works. No matter what these scammers say, they pressure victims to act immediately and to pay…

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Lexington Park Woman Convicted for Her Participation in a Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain Military Disability Benefits

August 17, 2022

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland: Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal jury convicted Mary Francis Biggs, age 65, of Lexington Park, Maryland, late on August 15, 2022, for conspiracy to commit theft of government property and for theft of government property in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain additional military disability benefits…

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Queens Postal Workers Charged With Bribery Scheme And Theft Of Mail Linked To Covid-19 Benefits Fraud

August 15, 2022

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Daniel B. Brubaker, Inspector in Charge, New York Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), Matthew Modafferi, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Northeast Area Field Office of the U.S. Postal Service,…

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Jury Convicts Veteran of Defrauding VA for Disability Benefits

August 12, 2022

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas: KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal jury convicted a Kansas veteran of wire fraud and theft of government funds in charges related to a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of disability benefits. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial,…

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Bridgeport Resident Living under a Stolen Identity for 20 Years Pleads Guilty

August 8, 2022

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ADRIAN JOSEPH, 55, a citizen of St. Lucia last residing in Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in Bridgeport to offenses related to his acquiring federal documents…

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Report: SSA Inconsistent in Addressing Death Data Across Agency Records

August 2, 2022

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Three Men Indicted in Government Official Impersonation Scheme

July 28, 2022

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado: Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that James Albert Witte, age 68, Jason Lee Henderson, age 36, and Indian national Dhruv Jani, age 39, all formerly of Wray, Colorado, have been indicted on charges of money laundering and conspiring to…

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Three in Lebanon Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Weapons from Cleveland and Income Tax Evasion

July 27, 2022

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio: Federal law enforcement officials announced today that three indictments were unsealed in federal court, detailing charges against three men, two formerly of Northeast Ohio, who are believed to be currently residing in Lebanon. Named in the indictments are George Nakhle Ajaltouni, 47, formerly of North Olmsted;…

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