New Jersey Bill Seeks to Provide Full Medical Benefits to Undocumented Migrants
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill introduced in the New Jersey General Assembly would authorize full state-funded Medicaid coverage for undocumented immigrants, pending federal approval and system readiness. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Garnet R.…
Undocumented Individual Sentenced for Filing Fraudulent Claims in Unemployment Insurance Benefits
LAS VEGAS – An undocumented individual was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use over 100 victims’ identities (without their consent) to unlawfully submit…
Suburban Chicago Man Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment Benefits
CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been charged in federal court with fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits in the names of hundreds of individuals whose information was used without their knowledge. DARRONTE…
Las Vegas Woman Sentenced To Prison For Stealing Social Security Benefits
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas woman was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for using her late husband’s identity to steal over $40,000 in Social Security benefits…
Virginia Inmate Sentenced for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia inmate was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using the personal identifying information of…
Lynn Woman Indicted for Stealing Social Security Benefits
BOSTON – A Lynn woman was arrested today for allegedly stealing over $50,000 in Social Security benefits. Teresa M. Carrington, 64, was charged with one count of theft of public funds. Carrington…
Erie Woman Admits Taking Her Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Loraleigh Helen Barber,…
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing His Twin’s Identity To Obtain Veterans Benefits
Jacksonville, Florida – Wayne Bowen (64, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. He faces a mandatory penalty of two years in federal prison. As part of his plea agreement, Bowen…
Providence Man Admits to Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man admitted in federal court today that he fraudulently filed an application for unemployment benefits provided for by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act…
Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale has sentenced three South Florida residents to prison terms for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the State of Michigan of…
California Man Indicted for Stealing Identity of Army Veteran, Applying for $35k in Housing Benefits
BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with Special Agent in Charge Christopher Algieri of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General’s Northeast Field Office and Acting New…
Former USC linebacker arrested for COVID-19 unemployment benefit fraud
LOS ANGELES – A college football player was taken into custody this morning on federal charges alleging he orchestrated a scheme that fraudulently sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-related unemployment…
Four People Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs
CAMDEN, N.J. – Four people who participated in a scheme to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions have been sentenced…
Kroger Strips Unvaccinated Employees Of Their Benefits
Supermarket chain Kroger announced Tuesday it will eliminate paid emergency leave for unvaccinated employees who contract COVID-19 in addition to requiring some of them to pay a monthly $50 health insurance surcharge…
Fort Smith Woman Sentenced to More Than 3 Years In Federal Prison For Pandemic Benefits Fraud Scheme
FORT SMITH – A Fort Smith woman was sentenced on December 8, 2021 to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $120,978.00 in restitution…
Tampa Men Sentenced For Fraud And Identity Theft In COVID Benefits Conspiracy
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle has sentenced Kary Stevenson (47) and Corey Quinn (35), both of Tampa, for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft related…
Three Individuals Charged with Stealing Unemployment Benefits
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man and woman and a New York man were arrested today and charged for their alleged roles in a fraud committed in connection with…
Woman charged for collecting social security benefits of dead person
TEANECK, NJ – Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of WANDA LYNN SERMON, of Teaneck New Jersey on a charge of theft by deception. The arrest is the result of…
Two Virginia Inmates Plead Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme
NORFOLK, Va. – Two men pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining benefits made available as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents, from approximately June 2020 through in or…
Appleton Man Sentenced To Prison For Defrauding Social Security Of Over $73,500 In Supplemental Security Income Benefits
Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on November 22, 2021, Senior U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Appleton resident John P. Fischer…
Fort Lauderdale Jury Convicts Two Defendants for Stealing Veteran and Social Security Benefits: Three Others Plead Guilty
Miami, Florida – After an eight-day trial at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and following three days of deliberations, a jury found Omar Shaquille Bailey and Ronaldo Garfield Green guilty for…
Saratoga Springs Man Sentenced for Misusing a Social Security Number to Obtain Unemployment Insurance Benefits
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Markhwan Berning, age 37, of Saratoga Springs, New York, was sentenced today to a year of probation for misusing a social security number. The announcement was made by…
Atlanta man sentenced for stealing veteran’s disability benefits
ATLANTA – William F. Dorsey Jr., has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling over $150,000 from his father’s beneficiary account funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “Stealing from a…
Kings County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $87,000 in Social Security Benefits
FRESNO, Calif. — Deborah Rossoni, 58, of Lemoore, pleaded guilty today to stealing $87,000 in Social Security payments and agreed to pay full restitution to the Social Security Administration, Acting U.S. Attorney…
Middleton Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Accessing Social Security Benefits
CONCORD – Michelle Marone, 52, of Middleton, pleaded guilty in federal court to access device fraud, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. …
Wise County Woman Sentenced for Failing to Disclose Information Regarding Social Security Benefits
ABINGDON, Va. – A Norton, Virginia woman was sentenced today to 3 months in prison for failing to disclose information that would have affected her right to continue receiving Supplemental Security Income…
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