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News Releases - page 2

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Ocean County Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining Over $250,000 In Social Security Disability Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey April 11, 2025
Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Student Visa, Other Documents U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri April 10, 2025
Founder and Top Executive for Fresno-Based Business American Labor Alliance Receive Multi-Year Prison Sentences Following Fraud Trial U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California April 10, 2025
Mexican National Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry into The United States by a Removed Alien and False Representation of a Social Security Number U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana April 07, 2025
Quincy Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts April 03, 2025
Quincy Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts April 03, 2025
New York Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Money Laundering Connected to Stolen Federal Funds U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania April 03, 2025
Pawtucket Man Admits to Defrauding Federally Funded Benefit Programs Using Stolen Identities, Altering and Cashing Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Rhode Island April 02, 2025
St. Joseph Man Charged with Aggravated Identity Theft of Minnesota Man U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri March 28, 2025
Honduras Citizen Charged with Illegal Re-Entry into U.S. and Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania March 28, 2025
New York Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Laundering Proceeds Of Fraudulent Schemes U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey March 27, 2025
Mexican National Indicted for Passport and Visa Fraud After Assuming the Identity of a United States Citizen Over 40 Years Ago U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona March 27, 2025
Maryland Man Indicted for Passport Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland March 27, 2025
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Passport Fraud and Other Offenses U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts March 27, 2025
St. Tammany Man Sentenced For Threatening Federal Employee U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana March 26, 2025
Punxsutawney Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania March 26, 2025
Pittsford Father and Son Facing Multiple Fraud and ID Theft Charges in Rochester Area Credit Card Scam U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of New York March 25, 2025
Report Shows Delays in Employees Addressing Critical Issues Could Jeopardize Beneficiaries’ Financial Security Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General March 24, 2025
Charter Fishing Boat Captain Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Social Security Disability Program U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington March 24, 2025
OIG Report: FY 2024 Assessment of the Social Security Administration’s Charge Card Programs Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General March 21, 2025
OIG Report: Untimely Beneficiary Self-Reporting Major Cause for SSA Overpayments Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General March 21, 2025
Social Security Administration’s Processing Center for International Workloads Produces Inaccurate Claims Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General March 20, 2025
State Death Report Discrepancies Led to $327M in Improper Payments and Cost SSA Millions of Dollars in Unnecessary Workloads Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General March 19, 2025
Villa Rica Man Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia March 18, 2025
Venezuelan Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Migrant Smuggling Conspiracy U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania March 18, 2025
Brazilian National Arrested for Selling Fake Social Security Cards and Green Cards U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts March 18, 2025
Spencer Woman Charged with Bank Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts March 17, 2025
Honduran Man Sentenced for Illegal Use of Social Security Number to Obtain Employment U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana March 17, 2025
Daytona Beach Man Sentenced To Prison For Theft Of Government Money And Making False Statements To A Federal Agency U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida March 12, 2025
Disbarred Attorney Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Social Security Number Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio March 10, 2025
Maryland Man Indicted for Theft of Government Property and Passport Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland March 10, 2025
U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution in Support of Slam the Scam Day Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General March 07, 2025
Nigerian Citizen Admits Guilt in Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Causing More Than $1.7 Million in Losses U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York March 05, 2025
Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in $8 Million Federal Emergency Benefits Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland March 04, 2025
Scranton Man Sentenced To 41 Months’ Imprisonment For Wire Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania March 03, 2025
Former Social Security Administration Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Induce a Social Security Beneficiary for Prostitution U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts February 28, 2025
U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI, and SSA OIG Charge Decades-Long Fugitive with Fraud Charges U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico February 26, 2025
Social Security Employee Heads to Prison for Creating Fake Children’s Profiles to Steal Public Funds U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas February 26, 2025
Kokomo Woman Ordered by Federal Court to Repay over $200,000 in Stolen Retirement Benefits from Deceased Husband’s Account U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Indiana February 26, 2025
Hartford Man Admits Fraudulently Collecting Social Security, Unemployment, and Food Stamp Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut February 24, 2025
Thibodaux Man Sentenced for Social Security Theft U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana February 19, 2025
Daytona Beach Man Sentenced To Prison For Theft Of Government Money And Aggravated Identity Theft U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida February 18, 2025
Two East Bay Residents, One Of Whom Was A Bank Teller, Indicted On Charges Of Cashing Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California February 13, 2025
Colombian Woman Charged with Identity Theft Offenses and Stealing Federal Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts February 13, 2025
Brazilian National Pleads Guilty to Perjury U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts February 13, 2025
Scammers Won’t Let Up. Neither Will We! Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General February 13, 2025
Miske Enterprise Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii February 11, 2025
Binghamton Woman is Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Stealing a Child’s Social Security Benefits U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York February 10, 2025
Grove Man Sentenced After Stealing Identity of Deceased Friend U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma January 31, 2025
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