Social Security and Disability Law

Scammers Won’t Let Up. Neither Will We!

February 13, 2025
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Former Social Security Administrator Martin O’Malley to Deliver Keynote at ACRD 2025 Conference

February 11, 2025
Law News Today

CHICAGO, IL – Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) announced today that former Social Security Administrator Martin O’Malley will present the keynote address at ACRD’s annual conference, held April 15th and 16th in Chicago. A lifelong advocate for stronger, more accessible government services, O’Malley has played a pivotal role in shaping disability rights,…

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Binghamton Woman is Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Stealing a Child’s Social Security Benefits

February 11, 2025
U.S. Capital

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Loretta Washington, age 60, of Binghamton, New York, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for social security fraud, United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Amy Connelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General (SSA-OIG), New…

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Grove Man Sentenced After Stealing Identity of Deceased Friend

February 4, 2025
U.S. Capital

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Oklahoma TULSA, Okla. – Today, U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, sentenced Terry Ross Killion, 43, for committing Aggravated Identity Theft. Judge Heil ordered Killion to serve 24 months imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release. Additionally, Judge Heil ordered Killion to pay $116,763 in restitution. In…

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Husband & Wife Sentenced for Theft of Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits

January 30, 2025
U.S. Capital

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas couple was sentenced to prison for illegally taking proceeds from a relative’s Social Security and retirement benefits for years after his death.  According to court documents, Lynn Ritter, 62, and Kirk Ritter, 62, of Overland Park pleaded guilty to wire fraud and theft…

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Delaware County Man Indicted on Social Security Fraud Charges

January 30, 2025
U.S. Capital

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Brian Gill, age 59, of Andes, New York, has been indicted for Social Security fraud.  The charge relates to Gill’s concealment of work activity at a tree service company he owned and operated while he was obtaining disability benefits from the Social Security…

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St. Louis Woman Sentenced for Stealing Dead Grandmother’s Government Benefits

January 22, 2025
U.S. Capital

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Tuesday ordered a woman who stole government benefits intended for her dead grandmother to repay the money and sentenced her to five years of probation and 40 hours of community service. Shamari Jackson, 33, of St. Louis, used…

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Vicksburg Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, Identity Theft, and Contempt of Court

January 21, 2025
U.S. Capital

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi Jackson, Miss. – A Vicksburg man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to 32 years in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and health care fraud; money laundering; aggravated identity theft; mail fraud; and contempt of court. He was also ordered to pay…

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New Bedford Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over $450,000 in Veterans Disability Benefits

January 21, 2025
U.S. Capital

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts BOSTON – A New Bedford man was sentenced today for stealing over $450,000 in disability benefits issued by the United States Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) intended for a 20-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps who was suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).   Joseph Smith, 71, was…

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Berkeley County Man Sentenced for Elder Financial Abuse

January 15, 2025
U.S. Capital

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of West Virginia MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Joseph Beach, age 55, of Inwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining a quarter of a million dollars from his father. Beach pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in March 2024. According to…

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