East Weymouth Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts

BOSTON – An East Weymouth woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits.

Debora A. Siler, 68, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to time served (approximately one day in prison) and three years of supervised release. Siler was also ordered to pay $62,885 in restitution. In September 2025, Siler pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. Siler was charged in August 2025.

From June 2015 through September 2020, Siler fraudulently obtained approximately $61,685 in Social Security benefits and a $1,200 COVID economic impact payment. Siler had access to the checkbook and debit card of a Social Security beneficiary who died in May 2015. Instead of reporting the beneficiary’s death to the Social Security Administration or the bank where the benefits were deposited, Siler accessed the improperly paid benefits by forging the deceased beneficiary’s name on several checks and regularly depleting the account funds through debit card transactions.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Amy Connelly, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Boston Field Division made the announcement. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Nagelberg of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.