Social Security and Disability Law

Owner of Tennessee Mental Health Counseling Center Charged with Employment Tax Crimes

October 18, 2024
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NASHVILLE – A former business owner was charged by a federal grand jury yesterday with eleven counts of willfully failing to account for and pay over employment taxes to the IRS. According to court documents, from at least 2011 through 2023, Mari Ross-Alexander, of Columbia, South Carolina, was the owner and president of Ross Behavioral Group,…

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Erie Man Charged with Theft of Supplemental Security Income

October 17, 2024
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ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The one-count Indictment named Gregg Edward Siddons, 64, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment, from in and around January…

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Indictment Adds Six More Defendants to Bank Fraud Conspiracy Case

October 17, 2024
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14 Defendants Have Now Been Indicted in Connection with Multimillion Dollar Bank Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Financial Institutions Across the United States ALBANY, NEW YORK – A superseding indictment charges a total of 14 defendants in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to use stolen identities to fraudulently obtain money, checks, and credit from banks and credit…

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Juniata County Woman Pleads Guilty To Social Security And Housing Choice Voucher Program Fraud

October 16, 2024
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HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Doris Santana, age 53, of Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on October 11, 2024, to a three-count criminal information charging her with social security fraud and theft of public money related to her theft of social security and federal housing funds.  …

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St. Louis Woman Admits Stealing Dead Grandmother’s Government Benefits

October 8, 2024
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ST. LOUIS – A woman from St. Louis on Monday admitted stealing from government benefits intended for her grandmother, who had passed away. Shamari Jackson, 32, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one felony count of theft of government money. She admitted as part of her guilty plea that the deaths…

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Florida Woman Admits COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud

October 4, 2024
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NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida woman today admitted fraudulently obtaining $465,489 in COVID-19 relief funding after submitting fraudulent applications to victim lenders, the U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jane Batista, 43, of Lake Worth, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin in Newark federal court to one count of wire fraud and…

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Schenectady Woman Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Theft of Social Security Benefits

October 4, 2024
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ALBANY, NEW YORK – Annmarie Ditoro, age 42, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty yesterday to multiple counts of social security fraud, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Amy Connelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, New York Field Office. Ditoro admitted that she stole…

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Morgantown Construction Company Owner Indicted for Harboring Individuals Unlawfully in The United States

October 1, 2024
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WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Hetzon Marroquin Reyes, owner and operator of A&M Homes, LLC, in Morgantown, West Virginia, was arrested today on charges involving the harboring and concealing of persons who were not citizens and unlawfully in the United States, announced United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. According to the filed indictment unsealed today, Reyes, also…

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Pilates Instructor Sentenced After Fraudulently Obtaining Disability Benefits

October 1, 2024
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Salt Lake City, Utah – Hillary Brown, 41, of Taylorsville, Utah, was sentenced today to 12 months’ home detention, five years’ probation, and ordered by the court to pay $148,310.25 in restitution after defrauding the Social Security Administration (SSA) and other government agencies for approximately 15 years. On July 9, 2024, Brown pleaded guilty to…

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Inspector General Hannibal “Mike” Ware Designated as Acting Inspector General for Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General

September 30, 2024
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