Social Security and Disability Law

Cincinnati woman sentenced to 7 years in prison for crimes related to COVID-19 relief fraud

April 15, 2024

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati woman convicted at trial last summer of fraud crimes was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 84 months in prison. Kelli Prather, 52, fraudulently requested more than $1.2 million in pandemic relief loans. She was convicted on all 14 counts following a trial…

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Florida Woman Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Defrauding Snap Recipients

April 15, 2024

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GUYATREE SINGH was sentenced to 42 months in prison in connection with a years-long scheme to defraud at least approximately 120 low-income residents of New York City out of tens of…

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Kingsville business owner charged with failing to pay employment taxes

April 15, 2024

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A local resident has been indicted on 16 counts for failure to pay employment taxes to the IRS, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Timothy Gaines Pollard appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Julie K. Hampton today at 10 a.m. According to the indictment, Pollard…

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New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Theft of More Than $88,000 in Government Funds

April 8, 2024

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Bergen County Tax Preparer Charged in COVID-19 Employment Tax Credit Scheme

April 8, 2024

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Fall River Woman Indicted for Stealing Social Security Benefits

April 3, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts BOSTON – A Fall River woman was arrested today for stealing Social Security benefits intended for her child. Nancy Taylor, 44, was charged with one count of theft of public funds. Taylor was released on conditions following an initial appearance today before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge…

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Lake County Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Harbor Illegal Aliens

March 22, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Rodrigo Hernandez-Valerio (58, Leesburg) has pleaded guilty to an information charging him with conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens. Hernandez faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet…

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Lake Mary Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing Almost $150,000 Of Veterans Affairs Funds

March 22, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Priscilla Sumner (70, Lake Mary) has pleaded guilty to theft of government money. Sumner faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. As part of her plea, she has agreed to forfeit $149,084.45,…

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Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Re-Entry of Removed Alien and Illegal Use of a Social Security Number

March 19, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that ALAN RONEY MATUTE-MENDOZA, a/k/a “Allan M. Matute,” a/k/a “Alan Mendoza,” a/k/a “Jonathan Ramos Mendoza,” age 37, a native of Honduras, pled guilty on March 12, 2024 to illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United…

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Former Social Security Administration Employee Indicted and Arrested for $1.8 Million Theft of Social Security Funds

March 15, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 6, 2024, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a 17-count indictment charging Myrna Faria, a.k.a. Myrna Oliveras-Santiago, with theft of government funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641, mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C.…

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