Walter Terrell, 76, will serve six months in jail for fraudulently collecting his dead mother’s social security checks.
Terrell has been convicted of stealing more than $280,000 from the U.S. government over nearly four decades of collecting his deceased parent’s social security benefits. Authorities attempted to contact Terrell’s mother when her medicare benefits went unused, but Terrell allegedly claimed she was on vacation, or had someone else impersonate her.
“Every single time you write the false name on the check, you sign somebody’s name that is not yours, that is a crime,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider. “Eventually this was direct deposited into his account. So the defendant had to lie to get the direct deposit into his account.”
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8 comments:
So does having an unsecured email account and lying about it too is a crime
Hmmmmm
Let him go!! If your going to give illegal immigrants social security benefits than this man shouldn't be charged either
Not a bad swap, I'd take it - $280,000 for 6 mos of my time. B & B provided. Not a bad deal
There was a guy in Pocomoke who did this for at least 20 years after his mother died. He lived on Linden Avenue but I won't name names because he is dead now, anyway.
Yeah really, there's lazy bums out there stealing alot more than that.
No he gets a second free ride secure and warm in jail.
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