Social Security and Pension Scams

Mark Alan Barnes, 44, of Candler, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for committing Social Security benefits fraud. The …

WICHITA, Kan. — Two men were arrested on September 17, 2025, in connection with a social security scam that defrauded an 84-year-old Sedgwick County woman of more than $255,000. The …

Odisha’s anti-corruption agency has arrested two senior panchayat officials for allegedly siphoning off government funds meant to support elderly and widowed beneficiaries. The accused, Tuna Pradhan, Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO), …

Ricardo Santiago, a 59-year-old Hartford resident and the man at the center of a recent Amber Alert, is scheduled to be sentenced this week for a long-running fraud scheme in …

Vernon Hills, IL – A man has been arrested in connection with an elaborate scam that cost a Vernon Hills senior citizen $27,000, police announced. The victim reported the scam …

Tom Lee and Freddy Young have been jailed for scamming a pensioner out of £37,000 in a fraudulent roofing job that experts say was only worth £3,000. The pair of …

AIKEN, S.C. — A federal jury convicted Cynthia Delores Holland, 61, former Aiken County Director of Voter Registration and Elections, of theft of government property after she fraudulently obtained Social …

WOLCOTT, NY – The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 28-year-old Bianca Mumford following an investigation into welfare fraud. Deputies allege Mumford failed to report her employment status while receiving …

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) — A Mexican national residing in Putnam County has been sentenced after admitting to using another person’s Social Security number—belonging to a Texas prison inmate—as his own, …

Kollam/Kottayam, Kerala: Akhil C Varghese, the absconding clerk accused in the Rs3 crore pension fraud at Kottayam municipality, was arrested by the vigilance team from a lodge in Kollam on …