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News Releases - page 3

For news releases prior to 2022 please view the news releases archive.

Title Source Date
Spencer Woman Charged with Bank Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts March 17, 2025
Honduran Man Sentenced for Illegal Use of Social Security Number to Obtain Employment U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana March 17, 2025
Daytona Beach Man Sentenced To Prison For Theft Of Government Money And Making False Statements To A Federal Agency U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida March 12, 2025
Disbarred Attorney Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Social Security Number Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio March 10, 2025
Maryland Man Indicted for Theft of Government Property and Passport Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland March 10, 2025
U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution in Support of Slam the Scam Day Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General March 07, 2025
Nigerian Citizen Admits Guilt in Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Causing More Than $1.7 Million in Losses U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York March 05, 2025
Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in $8 Million Federal Emergency Benefits Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland March 04, 2025
Scranton Man Sentenced To 41 Months’ Imprisonment For Wire Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania March 03, 2025
Former Social Security Administration Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Induce a Social Security Beneficiary for Prostitution U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts February 28, 2025
U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI, and SSA OIG Charge Decades-Long Fugitive with Fraud Charges U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico February 26, 2025
Social Security Employee Heads to Prison for Creating Fake Children’s Profiles to Steal Public Funds U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas February 26, 2025
Kokomo Woman Ordered by Federal Court to Repay over $200,000 in Stolen Retirement Benefits from Deceased Husband’s Account U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Indiana February 26, 2025
Hartford Man Admits Fraudulently Collecting Social Security, Unemployment, and Food Stamp Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut February 24, 2025
Thibodaux Man Sentenced for Social Security Theft U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana February 19, 2025
Daytona Beach Man Sentenced To Prison For Theft Of Government Money And Aggravated Identity Theft U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida February 18, 2025
Two East Bay Residents, One Of Whom Was A Bank Teller, Indicted On Charges Of Cashing Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California February 13, 2025
Colombian Woman Charged with Identity Theft Offenses and Stealing Federal Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts February 13, 2025
Brazilian National Pleads Guilty to Perjury U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts February 13, 2025
Scammers Won’t Let Up. Neither Will We! Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General February 13, 2025
Miske Enterprise Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii February 11, 2025
Binghamton Woman is Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Stealing a Child’s Social Security Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York February 10, 2025
Grove Man Sentenced After Stealing Identity of Deceased Friend U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma January 31, 2025
Delaware County Man Indicted on Social Security Fraud Charges U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York January 29, 2025
Husband & Wife Sentenced for Theft of Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Kansas January 28, 2025
Former Professional Basketball Player Sentenced for Pandemic Loan Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri January 27, 2025
St. Louis Woman Sentenced for Stealing Dead Grandmother’s Government Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri January 21, 2025
New Bedford Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over $450,000 in Veterans Disability Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts January 17, 2025
Vicksburg Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, Identity Theft, and Contempt of Court U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi January 16, 2025
Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to COVID Relief Fraud and Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts January 16, 2025
Berkeley County Man Sentenced for Elder Financial Abuse U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia January 14, 2025
Army Veteran Sentenced to Federal Prison For Over Three-Quarter Million Dollar Benefit Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida January 13, 2025
Pulaski Woman Convicted of Bank Fraud and Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York January 10, 2025
Two Men Convicted Of Unlawfully Video Recording Inside Social Security Offices U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida January 06, 2025
Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Conspiracy U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York January 03, 2025
Gainesville Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Social Security Disability Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida December 20, 2024
Schenectady Woman Indicted on Social Security Fraud Charges U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York December 18, 2024
25th Patient of Missouri Chiropractic Office that Aided Disability Fraud Sentenced U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri December 18, 2024
Utah Man Sentenced to Prison After Fraudulently Collecting Over Half a Million Dollars in Disability Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah December 17, 2024
Westwego Woman Sentenced For Theft of Government Funds U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana December 11, 2024
Raleigh Woman Sentenced to 15 Months for Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina December 10, 2024
Lawrence Man Charged with COVID Relief and Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts December 09, 2024
Pittsburgh Resident Sentenced and Ordered to Pay Restitution for Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania December 06, 2024
Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Multimillion Dollar Scheme to Defraud COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Program U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana December 06, 2024
Former Social Security Administration Employee Admits to Role in Transnational “Grandparent Scam” Operated from Dominican Republic U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey December 04, 2024
Former Regions Bank Manager Sentenced to 30 Months for Embezzlement and Bank Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana December 04, 2024
Vermont Woman Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Vermont December 02, 2024
Union County Man Admits COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey November 26, 2024
Somerset County Man Admits Stealing more than $600,000 in Federal Benefits Meant for His Deceased Father U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey November 26, 2024
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