How Did He Get Away With It For So Long?

<br />     From the AP:<br /><br /><br />A former Tampa Bay area postal employee faces up to 15 years in <br />federal prison for stealing more than $2 million in Social Security <br />checks. <br /><br />A<br /> U.S. Attorney's Office news release says jurors found 48-year-old Stacy<br /> Darnell Mitchell guilty Wednesday of theft of government property and <br />theft of mail. His sentencing date hasn't been set. <br /><br />Mitchell<br /> was a mail handler for

How Did He Get Away With It For So Long?

     From the AP: A former Tampa Bay area postal employee faces up to 15 years in federal prison for stealing more than $2 million in Social...

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Social Security Employee Pleads Guilty

<br />     From the Times of San Diego:<br /><br /><br />A Social Security Administration <br />employee who accepted payments and had the authority to waive money owed<br /> to the government by overpaid beneficiaries pleaded guilty Thursday to <br />stealing money orders and depositing them into his own checking account. <br /><br />Josue Edgardo Castro, of San Ysidro, faces up to 10 years in prison <br />and a fine of up to $250,000 when he

Social Security Employee Pleads Guilty

     From the Times of San Diego: A Social Security Administration employee who accepted payments and had the authority to waive money owed ...

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Man Arrested For Bringing Pistol Into Social Security Office

<br /><br />     A man was arrested yesterday after bringing a pistol into the Social Security field office in Mobile, AL.<br /><br />

Man Arrested For Bringing Pistol Into Social Security Office

     A man was arrested yesterday after bringing a pistol into the Social Security field office in Mobile, AL.

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The Human Costs

<br /><br /><br />Donna Dye, a former client of Eric Conn<br /><br /><br />     The Associated Press is reporting on the human costs of Social Security's big effort to cut off the disability benefits of Eric Conn's former clients. All along it's seemed that the hundreds of people involved were no more than ciphers to those who were so eager to label them as frauds, cut off their benefits and stack the deck against them. The

The Human Costs

Donna Dye, a former client of Eric Conn      The Associated Press is reporting on the human costs of Social Security's big effort to cut...

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Man Arrested After Punching Hole In Wall At Social Security Office

<br />     From WPBN/WGTU in Michigan: <br /><br /><br />A 32-year-old Ludington man was arrested after allegedly punching a hole in the wall at the Social Security Office. ...<br /><br />According<br /> to the Mason County Sheriff's Office, a man reportedly became upset and<br /> loud inside the office over what he felt was unfair treatment. The man <br />was then asked to leave when deputies say he allegedly punched the wall <br />with his

Man Arrested After Punching Hole In Wall At Social Security Office

     From WPBN/WGTU in Michigan: A 32-year-old Ludington man was arrested after allegedly punching a hole in the wall at the Social Security...

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SSA Employee Indicted

<br />     From a press release:<br /><br /><br /><br />U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MICHAELLE MARTINEZ, age 38, of Marrero, was indicted today for Theft of Government Funds.<br /><br />According to the Superseding Indictment, MARTINEZ identified<br /> beneficiaries who were entitled to receive retroactive or back payments<br /> from the Social Security Administration (“SSA”).  MARTINEZ would change the recipient’s deposit

SSA Employee Indicted

     From a press release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MICHAELLE MARTINEZ, age 38, of Marrero, was indicted today for The...

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Rep Payee Fraud In Michigan

<br />     From The Herald-Palladium of St. Joseph, MI:<br /><br /><br /><br /> A Benton Harbor woman who stole Social Security benefits meant for disabled people was sentenced Monday to 2-5 years in prison. <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Rep Payee Fraud In Michigan

     From The Herald-Palladium of St. Joseph, MI: A Benton Harbor woman who stole Social Security benefits meant for disabled people was se...

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