Social Security and Disability Law
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio: CINCINNATI – A former insurance agent pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to defrauding dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area. Specifically, Seneca Birchmore, 45, of Cincinnati, admitted to committing aggravated identity theft, a federal crime punishable by a mandatory two-year prison sentence. Birchmore…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas: HOUSTON – A 28-year-old Indian citizen who illegally resided in the United States has received his sentence following his conviction of conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Moin Idrishbhai Pinjara pleaded guilty Nov. 30, 2021. Today, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen imposed a 29-month…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Lisa Waldron, age 44, of Palermo, New York, was arraigned Friday on a federal indictment charging her with multiple counts of Theft of Government Property and Social Security Fraud, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Sharon B. MacDermott, Special…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado: DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Justin Skiff, age 36, of Castle Pines, appeared in U.S District Court today to face one count each of wire fraud, social security fraud, and money laundering. According to the information filed in this case,…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Kentucky: LONDON, Ky. – A Williamsburg, Ky., woman, Jennifer Lee West, 60, was sentenced Tuesday to 4 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for committing Social Security fraud. According to court documents, in December 2005, West requested to be the representative payee for…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas: KANSAS CITY, KAN.– A Kansas man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $537,000 in restitution for defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of disability benefits. In August 2022, a federal jury convicted Bruce Hay, 54, of…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina: ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA — Beth Beamer, a/k/a Beth Ballard, 48, of Mauldin, was sentenced to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to theft of government property. According to court documents, in October 2020, the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General (SSA-OIG) received information…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida: Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dawn Rae Dempsey (52, Beverly Hills) has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds. Dempsey faces up to 10 years in federal prison. She had been indicted on September 13, 2022. Her sentencing hearing is…
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 06, 2022 – Social Security retirement benefits are adjusted each year to keep pace with rising inflation. In 2023, record inflation rates may push Social Security benefits to their largest increase yet. The yearly adjustment to Social Security benefits is called a cost of living adjustment, or COLA. The…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – “John Doe,” of Owego, New York, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for aggravated identity theft and misuse of a social security number. Doe used the name, social security number and date of birth of a homeless U.S. Army…
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