From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Virginia: ABINGDON, Va. – A North Tazewell, Virginia woman who stole more than $255,000 in Black Lung and Social Security benefits pled guilty last week in U.S. District Court. Martha Patrick Williams, 79, waived her right to be indicted and pled guilty last week to one count…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of West Virginia: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Jackson County woman pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits. According to court documents and statements made in court, Monique Ann Casto, 37, of Kenna, unlawfully collected $41,166 in Social Security Survivor’s Insurance Benefits payments on behalf of…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey: NEWARK, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man was charged for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $1.7 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for himself and others, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Darryl Duanne Young, aka “Darryl Duanne Isom Young,”…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – “John Doe,” formerly of Owego, New York, was convicted today, after a four-day jury trial, of two counts of Aggravated Identity Theft and one count of Misuse of a Social Security Number. The charges relate to Doe’s use of the name,…

Download a PDF of this Scam Alert New reports show that scammers are reviving an old tactic to gain trust. Scammers are emailing and texting pictures of real and doctored law enforcement credentials and badges to prove they are legitimate and scam people out of money. Scammers may change the picture or use a different…