Social Security and Disability Law

Utah Man Sentenced to Home Detention After Stealing Over $100,000 in Social Security and Other Government Benefits

July 10, 2024
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah – Melvin Roy Hunter, 71, of Salt Lake County, was ordered  by the court to 14 months’ home detention as part of a 40 months’ probation sentence, and ordered to pay $105,301.30 in restitution.  The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge…

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Illegal Alien and Two Others Sentenced to Federal Prison in Organ Transplant Scheme

July 8, 2024
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa An illegal alien and two other individuals who conspired to obtain over $500,000 in federally funded health care benefits, including a kidney transplant, were sentenced to prison on June 24, 2024, and July 2, 2024.   Jeremias Otoniel Herrera Rosales (“Herrera Rosales”), age 37, from Worthington,…

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Honduran Man Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft

July 3, 2024
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Erlin Maradiaga-Flores (31, Honduras) today pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft.  Maradiaga-Flores faces a penalty of two years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agreement, E-Verify…

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Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Finances and U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means

July 1, 2024
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Dear Chairmen Wyden and Smith, Ranking Members Crapo and Neal: Today marks my final day as I retire as Inspector General of the Social Security Administration (SSA). I want to thank President Donald J. Trump for nominating me for this position and the U.S. Senate for confirming me. Since I was sworn in on January…

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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison, Ordered to Pay More Than $1 Million for Elder Fraud and Disability Fraud

June 28, 2024
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Thursday sentenced a St. Louis County, Missouri man who financially exploited two elderly women while committing disability fraud to 87 months in prison and ordered him to repay more than $1.1 million.  Gino Rives, 36, of…

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Janesville Man Sentenced for Theft of Social Security Benefits

June 27, 2024
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Wisconsin MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Beyer, 66, Janesville, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson, to 3 years of probation for theft of social security retirement benefits. Beyer…

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New York Man Charged in Connection with Transnational “Grandparent Scam” Operated from Dominican Republic

June 26, 2024
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man is alleged to have acted as a courier for a Dominican Republic-based “grandparent scam” that targeted elderly Americans. Victor Anthony Valdez, 39, of the Bronx, New York, was charged by a federal grand jury with one count of wire…

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Vermont Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Social Security Benefit Payments

June 24, 2024
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Vermont Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Maryann Manning, 63, of Wolcott, Vermont, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington to fraudulently converting tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security benefit payments. Chief U.S. District Judge…

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Veteran Advocates at Legal Help For Veterans, PLLC Support U.S. Military’s $130.1 Billion Tech Reinforcement Plan

June 21, 2024
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Northville, Michigan – Over the next few years, the U.S. Department of Defense plans to spend approximately $130.1 billion on research and development. The world is rapidly changing and the U.S. is facing a different kind of adversary that inhabits the cyberworld and launches attacks on the nation. The main focus over the next three…

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Former College Football Player Pleads Guilty to a Fraud Scheme Involving More than $1 Million in COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

June 18, 2024
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California LOS ANGELES – A former college football player and Orange County man pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a scheme that fraudulently sought more than $1 million and obtained more than $280,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits. Abdul-Malik McClain, 24, most recently of Coto de Caza, pleaded guilty…

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