From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Wisconsin MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Beyer, 66, Janesville, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson, to 3 years of probation for theft of social security retirement benefits. Beyer…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man is alleged to have acted as a courier for a Dominican Republic-based “grandparent scam” that targeted elderly Americans. Victor Anthony Valdez, 39, of the Bronx, New York, was charged by a federal grand jury with one count of wire…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas HOUSTON – A 50-year-old man has been sentenced for committing fraud in connection with stimulus checks, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Ndem Oduu pleaded guilty March 14. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Eskridge has now ordered Oduu to serve 45 months in federal prison to…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Vermont Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Maryann Manning, 63, of Wolcott, Vermont, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington to fraudulently converting tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security benefit payments. Chief U.S. District Judge…

Northville, Michigan – Over the next few years, the U.S. Department of Defense plans to spend approximately $130.1 billion on research and development. The world is rapidly changing and the U.S. is facing a different kind of adversary that inhabits the cyberworld and launches attacks on the nation. The main focus over the next three…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jerjuan Joyner, age 49, of the Bronx, New York, pled guilty today for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that targeted credit unions all over the country since at least December 2021. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California LOS ANGELES – A former college football player and Orange County man pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a scheme that fraudulently sought more than $1 million and obtained more than $280,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits. Abdul-Malik McClain, 24, most recently of Coto de Caza, pleaded guilty…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts BOSTON – A New Bedford man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits.    Anthony Patterson, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government money. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for Sept. 10,…

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana SHREVEPORT– United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Edward L. Angel, Sr., 71, of Shreveport, has been sentenced for theft of government funds and making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). United States District Judge David C. Joseph sentenced Angel to 3 years of…

Download a PDF of this Scam Alert Scammers are circulating misinformation around a $600 fake Social Security benefit increase that they are alleging will be issued in June 2024. Any information regarding a current $600 increase is false and should be ignored. SSA will announce a new COLA in October, if it applies. The COLA…