Social Security and Pension Scams

A 62-year-old Spencer woman has been charged with defrauding the Social Security Administration (SSA) out of nearly $42,000, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on Monday. …

Five individuals were arrested in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha for their involvement in a fraudulent scheme that involved forging the signature and seal of an Honourable judge to loot Rs …

A disbarred attorney from Ohio has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison after using false identities to secure jobs at multiple law firms across the country. The …

SNELLVILLE, Ga. – An 87-year-old woman and her 89-year-old husband have been arrested for allegedly stealing over $1 million in pension payments intended for the woman’s deceased mother. Authorities say …

On February 18, 2025, Nathaniel Hopkins Jr., 48, of Louisiana, was sentenced to three years of probation for theft of government funds after pleading guilty to fraudulently receiving Social Security …

On January 31, 2025, Oklahoma resident Terry Ross Killion was sentenced to two years in federal prison for committing aggravated identity theft. Killion, 43, fraudulently used the personal information of …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (CBS12) — On January 28, 2025, a Kansas couple was sentenced to prison for illegally taking proceeds from a relative’s Social Security and retirement benefits after his …

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (CBS12) — Shamari Jackson, 33, of Missouri, has been sentenced to probation and community service after unlawfully collecting government benefits intended for her deceased grandmother. U.S. District …

A Florida man, Richard Eugene Findley, was sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in federal prison for theft of government money and aggravated identity theft, according to a news …

Fraud gangster Daniel Henao has been sentenced to jail after attempting to scam an 87-year-old pensioner from North Yorkshire out of nearly £6,000. Henao’s fraudulent actions targeted a vulnerable senior, …