Social Security and Pension Scams

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Carnisha Rogers, 30, has pleaded guilty in a federal fraud case tied to a complex credit scheme that used stolen Social Security numbers, and also admitted to …

Marin County, Calif. – Two suspects have been arrested for impersonating FBI agents in an elaborate elder fraud scheme that scammed senior citizens out of tens of thousands of dollars. …

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — A 77-year-old Canadian man, Ellis Kingsep, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for executing a 30-year Social Security fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office …

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Omsai Kiran Vaddi, 24, after he allegedly scammed an elderly woman out of $30,000 by impersonating a Social Security …

Ontario County, N.Y. — A Farmington man is facing a felony charge after an investigation uncovered alleged fraud involving public assistance benefits, authorities said. According to the Ontario County Sheriff’s …

In a major breakthrough, the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police has arrested Lochan Prasad (28) and Vikas Kumar (32), brothers involved in a Rs11.7 lakh fraud targeting a pensioner. The …

Joseph Hassan Yaye, a 44-year-old Congolese national, has appeared before the Makhado Magistrate’s Court after being arrested for allegedly defrauding a retired policewoman in Limpopo of her pension payout. The …

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A Newark man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for stealing Social Security benefits intended for his missing girlfriend’s disabled son, and …

NEW JERSEY — A Middlesex County woman has admitted to fraudulently collecting more than $150,000 in Social Security retirement benefits intended for her deceased mother, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. …

A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to stealing over $360,000 in Social Security benefits by fraudulently collecting her deceased mother’s payments for more than 20 years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office …