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Loveland Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison, Nearly $250,000 in Restitution for Social Security Fraud and Housing Fraud

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Antoinette Vazquez Cobain, 67, of Loveland, Colorado, was sentenced to six months in federal prison followed by three ...
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Pompano Beach Woman Convicted of Stealing $152,000 in in Social Security Benefits Following Great-Aunt’s Death

A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted a Pompano Beach woman of stealing more than $152,000 in Social Security retirement benefits intended for her deceased great-aunt over ...
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Ghanaian Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Working under the Name and Social Security Number of a United States Citizen

United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that Linford Atakora, age 29, from the Republic of Ghana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Daniel L. Hovland to approximately 9 ...
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Wyoming County Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud

Peggy Jill Hendrick, 58, of Pineville, pleaded guilty today to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents. Hendrick admitted that she falsified employee eligibility verification forms for ...
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Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining U.S. Citizenship and U.S. Passport

A foreign national and convicted felon pleaded guilty to unlawful procurement of naturalization and passport fraud, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Miguel Dario Bautista Jimenez, a/k/a “Carlos ...
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St. Louis County Man Admits Using Fraudulent Deed Filings to Steal At Least 14 Properties

A man on Thursday admitted conspiring to steal at least 14 properties in St. Louis and St. Louis County by filing fraudulent deeds. James L. Townes Jr., 51, of Berkeley, pleaded guilty in U.S.
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Think Before You Scan - Beware of QR Code Phishing

It starts as a scary phone call about a loved one, a debt, or a legal problem — followed by a text with a barcode or QR code with instructions to load them up with money at a big-name retailer. This ...
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SSA Missed Opportunities to Inform Disabled Beneficiaries of Their Potential Eligibility for Higher Retirement Benefits

The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an audit report, Follow-up on Disabled Beneficiaries Who Are Eligible for Higher Retirement Insurance Benefits ...
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DOJ’s Fraud Division Uncovers $1.34M in Stolen Social Security Benefits in One-Month Takedown, Including Illinois Fraudster Who Allegedly Hid Deceased Mother in Garage Freezer

Today, the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the results of a surge of criminal enforcement actions targeting fraud in the Social Security Administration (SSA)’s ...
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Dauphin County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Scheme

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Ardavan Alamoutinia, 36, of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ...
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4 Illegal Aliens Arrested on Federal Charges that They Stole Social Security Numbers to Run Up Large Retail Credit Card Debts Then Filed for Bankruptcy

Four illegal aliens were arrested today out of five total charged in separate federal criminal complaints charging them with using other people’s Social Security numbers to obtain credit, mostly from ...
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Report Finds SSA Can Improve Accuracy of Child’s Insurance Benefit Disability Determinations

The Social Security Administration (SSA) did not consistently follow required policy when denying and later approving certain child’s insurance benefit claims, according to a new report issued by the ...