Social Security and Disability Law
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey: TRENTON, N.J. – Two Michigan men and an Ohio man were sentenced for their roles in a large-scale conspiracy to commit bank fraud in several states, including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, and Michigan, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Syed Abbas,…
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) January 11, 2023 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced twelve new “Compassionate Allowance” (CAL) conditions. Many Florida social security disability insurance (SSDI) applicants are met with long processing times, extensive waiting periods, and initial denials before eventually securing benefits under the program. The expansion is likely to impact…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that defendant, RACHEL COONEY, of Metairie, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 5, 2023 for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641. According to court documents, COONEY’s mother was receiving…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio: CINCINNATI – A former insurance agent pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to defrauding dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area. Specifically, Seneca Birchmore, 45, of Cincinnati, admitted to committing aggravated identity theft, a federal crime punishable by a mandatory two-year prison sentence. Birchmore…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas: HOUSTON – A 28-year-old Indian citizen who illegally resided in the United States has received his sentence following his conviction of conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Moin Idrishbhai Pinjara pleaded guilty Nov. 30, 2021. Today, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen imposed a 29-month…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Lisa Waldron, age 44, of Palermo, New York, was arraigned Friday on a federal indictment charging her with multiple counts of Theft of Government Property and Social Security Fraud, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Sharon B. MacDermott, Special…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado: DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Justin Skiff, age 36, of Castle Pines, appeared in U.S District Court today to face one count each of wire fraud, social security fraud, and money laundering. According to the information filed in this case,…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Kentucky: LONDON, Ky. – A Williamsburg, Ky., woman, Jennifer Lee West, 60, was sentenced Tuesday to 4 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for committing Social Security fraud. According to court documents, in December 2005, West requested to be the representative payee for…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas: KANSAS CITY, KAN.– A Kansas man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $537,000 in restitution for defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of disability benefits. In August 2022, a federal jury convicted Bruce Hay, 54, of…
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From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina: ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA — Beth Beamer, a/k/a Beth Ballard, 48, of Mauldin, was sentenced to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to theft of government property. According to court documents, in October 2020, the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General (SSA-OIG) received information…
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