Pennsylvania Woman Charged with Supplemental Security Income Fraud
From the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania:
ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Titusville, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of Social Security fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
The one-count indictment named Kelly Rene Johnson, 49, as the sole defendant.
According to the indictment presented to the court, between on or about February 28, 2014 and August 1, 2017, Johnson fraudulently received approximately $30,682 in Supplemental Security Income benefit payments by concealing the fact that she did not live alone in order in order to continue to receive these payments.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Marshall J. Piccinini is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.
An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.<p align="left"> From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Pennsylvania: </p>
ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Titusville, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of Social Security fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
The one-count indictment named Kelly Rene Johnson, 49, as the sole defendant.
According to the indictment presented to the court, between on or about February 28, 2014 and August 1, 2017, Johnson fraudulently received approximately $30,682 in Supplemental Security Income benefit payments by concealing the fact that she did not live alone in order in order to continue to receive these payments.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Marshall J. Piccinini is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.
An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.