Showing posts with label social security fraud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social security fraud. Show all posts

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Social Security Fraud - Sun 10/7/12

Police: Beware 'free money from the government' fraud
Daytona Beach News-Journal (blog)
In these calls, letters and emails, people are being asked for personal
information such as their Social Security number and bank account
information. The scam artists' plan is not to give out free money or
grants, but to use victims' personal ...
<http://crime.blogs.news-journalonline.com/10126/police-beware-free-money-from-the-government-fraud/>

Howard City couple sentenced for fraud
Greenville Daily News
On July 2, Howard City police officers began investigating the theft of a
Social Security credit card and 10 subsequent fraudulent transactions —
nine of which occurred at Howard City businesses. The card had been stolen
from a parked vehicle at a ...
<http://thedailynews.cc/2012/10/05/howard-city-couple-sentenced-for-fraud/>

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Social Security Fraud - Tue Aug 21, 2012

Erie judge: Beeman is 'convicted'; ruling on ouster will come later
GoErie.com
On Aug. 21, an Erie County Judge ruled that Erie County Councilman Ebert
Beeman has indeed been convicted of felony Social Security fraud charges
under Pennsylvania law, clearing the way for a ruling on whether he can be
removed from County Council.
<http://www.goerie.com/article/20120821/NEWS02/308219934/Erie-judge%3A-Beeman-is-'convicted'%3B-ruling-on-ouster-will-come-later>

Scam using sweepstakes, Moneypak targeted in Polk
Tbo.com
Never give your Social Security number or other personal information over
the phone or online unless you initiate the contact. Be suspicious of any
call or email with urgent requests for personal financial information. The
caller or emailer may include ...
<http://www2.tbo.com/news/news/2012/aug/21/scam-using-sweepstakes-moneypak-targeted-in-polk-ar-470023/>

Milton Man Briefly Loses Daughter's College Tuition to Fraud
Patch.com
Another Tax Filer Victimized by Identity Fraud. An Orchard Bend Trail
couple were trying to file their taxes on Aug. 13 when a message kept
popping up saying, "Social Security Number is in use." A call to the IRS
revealed that someone had used her ...
<http://alpharetta.patch.com/articles/milton-man-briefly-loses-daughter-s-college-tuition-to-fraud>

Article appeared on page 1A of the Times Leader
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
... and preserve Social Security by growing the economy and reducing the
deficit. I will fight against waste and fraud while working to improve
efficiency and grow the economy so we can secure and strengthen this vital
program for generations to come ...
<http://www.timesleader.com/stories/WILKES-BARRE-8211-Northeastern-Pennsylvania8217s-members-of-Congress-and-their-challengers-agree-that-Social-Security-is-needed->

Ex-IRS Agent Pleads Guilty to Ordering Hit Job on Tax Clients
Accounting Today
Steven Martinez pleaded guilty August 10 in a federal court in San Diego to
criminal charges including murder-for-hire, witness tampering involving
attempted murder, solicitation of a crime of violence, mail fraud, filing
false tax returns, Social ...
<http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/former-irs-agent-pleads-guilty-hit-job-tax-clients-63698-1.html>

Former Ozark man pleads guilty to taking seniors' funds
Springfield News-Leader
Steven E. Gwin, 68, was indicted by a grand jury in 2010 and on Monday
pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering. According to the U.S.
Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri, Gwin was caught in
Arizona in April, but spent time ...
<http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120821/NEWS12/308210015/former-Ozark-man-pleads-guilty-fraud-seniors?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CSpecial%20Reports>

Ex-banker's bizarre case ends
The Register-Guard
In exchange, the government agreed to dismiss 10 other counts from his
grand jury indictment, including Social Security fraud and multiple counts
of aggravated identity theft and computer fraud. Both sides also agreed to
recommend that Mainwaring ...
<http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/28622218-41/mainwaring-bank-keybank-florida-death.html.csp>

Guilty plea expected in amputation fraud
The State
The Sumter resident whose hand was cut off was receiving supplemental
security income payments from the Social Security Administration, based
upon what court filings in U.S. District Court called “a disability of
mental retardation.” One of the three ...
<http://www.thestate.com/2012/08/21/2407378/guilty-plea-expected-in-amputation.html>

Is Paul Ryan a fraud?
National Catholic Reporter (blog)
Over the longer term, the Ryan plan would end Medicare as we know it -- and
in Washington, "fiscal responsibility" is often equated with willingness to
slash Medicare and Social Security, even if the purported savings would be
used to cut taxes on the ...
<http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/paul-ryan-fraud>

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Social Security Fraud - Sat Jul 21, 2012

Pa. councilman sentenced for Social Security fraud
San Francisco Chronicle
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A northwestern Pennsylvania county councilman was
sentenced Friday to a year and a day in federal prison for using a
fraudulent Social Security number after his attempt to withdraw a guilty
plea failed earlier this week. U.S. District ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pa-councilman-sentenced-for-Social-Security-fraud-3722458.php>

NW Pa. official to prison in Social Security fraud
San Francisco Chronicle
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Erie County councilman has been sentenced to a year
and one day in federal prison for using a fraudulent Social Security
number. Sixty-three-year-old Ebert Beeman must report to a
still-to-be-determined federal prison within the ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NW-Pa-official-to-prison-in-Social-Security-fraud-3722458.php>


No prison time for Valpo man in Social Security fraud
Post-Tribune
Although a federal judge scolded a Valparaiso man for stealing almost
$130000 from the Social Security Administration over a decade, he
ultimately granted the defendant's request for a sentence of two years of
probation and no prison time. Ronald Harrison ...
<http://posttrib.suntimes.com/13890924-537/no-prison-time-for-valpo-man-in-social-security-fraud.html>

DA files to have Beeman removed from office
GoErie.com
Daneri on Friday filed what's known as a quo warranto complaint in Erie
County Court, just hours after U.S. District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin
sentenced Beeman to one year and one day in federal prison for four counts
of Social Security fraud. Daneri's ...
<http://www.goerie.com/article/20120721/NEWS02/307209907/DA-files-to-have-Beeman-removed-from-office>

Beeman Shows No Remorse During Sentencing
ErieTVNews
Erie County Councilman Ebert Beeman was sentenced today to 12 months and
one day in jail on Social Security Fraud charges. Prosecutors wanted Beeman
to be sentenced to 28 months in prison. They outlined to the court how
Beeman used a false name ...
<http://www.erietvnews.com/story/19076262/beeman-shows-no-remorse-during-sentencing>

Four nabbed for grant fraud - report
Independent Online
Cape Town - Four SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) employees were arrested
in Cape Town on Friday in connection welfare grant fraud, SABC news
reported. The four allegedly approved fraudulent disability grants without
looking at any medical proof of ...
<http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/four-nabbed-for-grant-fraud-report-1.1346207>

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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Social Security Identity Theft - Sat Jun 30, 2012

Savvy Consumer: Social Security makes benefits statement available online
Fort Worth Star Telegram
If you have been a victim of identity theft, you should order all available
reports. Remember, insurers ... In those cases, you can request a paper
Social Security statement be mailed or go to a local Social Security office
with identity documentation ...
<http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/06/29/4069997/savvy-consumer-social-security.html>


Pennsylvania Woman Charged With ID Theft ... - Social Security
The U.S. Attorney's Office indicted a Delaware County woman Tuesday who
allegedly sold children's identity information to a West Philadelphia tax
preparer so ...
<http://oig.ssa.gov/audits-and-investigations/investigations/pennsylvania-woman-charged-id-theft


Martin Coffey: Keep card at home for Social Security
Chattanooga Times Free Press
A. We encourage you to keep your Social Security card at home in a safe place. Do not carry it with you unless you are taking it to a job interview or to someone who requires it. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America, ...
Hotel employee helps deputies bust identity thieves
MyFox Tampa Bay
A tip from a Brandon hotel employee helped deputies arrest and charge two men with identity theftand credit card fraud. The employee found a plastic bag containing hundreds of driver's licenses, credit cards, social security cards and passports in the ...
ID theft suspect to face judge
WAPT Jackson
... identity theft ring in Laurel. The Hattiesburg American reported that Enrique Martinez-Flores pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to produce false identification documents, commit wire fraud and buy or sell counterfeit Social Security cards.

FTC charges two firms with leaking customer data on P-to-P networks
IDG News Service
It called the problem a "one-time, isolated incident" that caused no identity theft or fraud, and said it has made significant improvements to its security. "This was an unfortunate incident that was immediately corrected," Jessica Devenish, ...
Man gets prison for posing as SEAL in identity theft case
The Virginian-Pilot
In this case, he pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Haynes admitted that he posed as a Navy SEAL, a SEAL chief or a chief petty officer to gain the trust of young sailors. He obtained their personal information and used it to ...



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Social Security Fraud - Sat Jun 30, 2012

Progress Energy warns of bill paying scam
Tampabay.com
A scam circulating on fliers and through social media and text messages
claims that the president is providing credits or applying payments to
utility bills. To receive the money, the scam artists claim they need the
customers' Social Security and bank ...
<http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/progress-energy-warns-of-bill-paying-scam/1237938>


Former Ronan man pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining Social ...
The Missoulian
David Raleigh Knott, 59, pleaded guilty to Social Security income benefit
fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen in Missoula. A
Social Security ...
<http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/former-ronan-man-pleads-guilty-to-fraudulently-obtaining-social-security/article_0a7ae3b4-bf18-11e1-bc15-0019bb2963f4.html>


High court rejects part of Arizona immigration law - Article ...
Report Social Security Fraud: http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers ...
rity- fraud. IRS FRAUD: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/ ...
78,00.html. They urge ...
<http://neighbors.denverpost.com/viewtopic.php?p=2548035>

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Friday, June 29, 2012

Social Security Identity Theft - Fri Jun 29, 2012

Free Shredding Event at Citrus Park Mall
Patch.com
Each year Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office handles thousands of cases
of identity theft. From stolen social security numbers to forged checks,
the bottom line is when the wrong information lands in the hands of
criminals it can have a devastating ...
<http://westchase.patch.com/articles/free-shredding-event-at-citrus-park-mall>

The $31 Billion Health Insurance Mistake (and How to Avoid It)
Investing Answers
"Many think identity theft is only a financial crime but you need to be
aware that medical identity theft, when someone poses as you to get medical
attention, also exists," he says. "Thieves will also use a person's social
security number to obtain ...
<http://www.investinganswers.com/personal-finance/insurance/31-billion-health-insurance-mistake-and-how-avoid-it-4404>

Nebraskan gets jail for using son's ID information
The Republic
LINCOLN, Neb. - A Nebraska woman with a felony record who used her son's
Social Security number to get a job has been given six months in jail. ...
Nebraskan gets jail for using son's ID information ... Police say that if
she had used her own Social ...
<http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/629de3af29e247e4bc7765fbc3382725/NE--Identity-Theft-Mom>

Colton police make arrest in identity theft case
San Bernardino Sun
COLTON - police reported the arrest of a suspect in an identity theft case
after officers reportedly discovered evidence at a residence. ... during an
investigation of suspected drug sales and identity theft. Officers reported
they found eight ...
<http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_20967850/colton-police-make-arrest-identity-theft-case>


Can Your Shredder Protect You From Identity Theft | Livin Out Loud ...
you from becoming a victim of identity theft: • Never give your Social
Security number, birth date, PIN number or account information to anyone
whom you do not ...
<http://www.livinoutloudmag.com/2012/06/can-your-shredder-protect-you-from-identity-theft/>

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Social Security Fraud - Fri Jun 29, 2012

Former fugitive doctor in US custody, facing fraud
Rockford Register Star
Rios also faces felony counts accusing him of fraudulently claiming total
disability insurance proceeds while he still worked, using a Social
Security number that wasn't his and failing to appear at his first
arraignment in 1999. Rios, who had medical ...
<http://www.rrstar.com/updates/x425603591/Former-fugitive-doctor-in-U-S-custody-facing-fraud>


Two Men Plead Guilty To Mortgage And Tax Fraud
NJ TODAY
TRENTON – Two men have pleaded guilty to mortgage and tax fraud in an
investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice and New Jersey Division
of Taxati... ... Tax returns were filed using stolen identities, including
stolen Social Security numbers.
<http://njtoday.net/2012/06/29/two-men-plead-guilty-to-mortgage-and-tax-fraud/>

Two men plead guilty to tax, mortgage fraud
MyCentralJersey.com
Tax returns were filed using stolen identities, including stolen Social
Security numbers. Other identities were fictitious. Some Social Security
numbers were invalid or did not match the names under which the returns
were filed. Several Social Security ...
<http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20120629/NJNEWS/306290042/Two-men-plead-guilty-to-tax-mortgage-fraud>


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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Social Security Fraud - Thu Jun 28, 2012

Fugitive doctor returns to face charges
Alton Telegraph
LOUIS - After an absence of more than 12 years, Dr. Juan Rios, 65, who
formerly practiced in Bethalto and Collinsville, appeared in court
Wednesday for arraignment on charges of health care fraud, mail fraud,
misuse of a Social Security number and ...
<http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/rios-72291-judge-years.html>

Former fugitive doctor in US custody, facing fraud
San Francisco Chronicle
He's also accused of fraudulently claiming total disability insurance
proceeds, using a Social Security number that wasn't his, and failing to
appear at his first arraignment in 1999. Rios originally was released in
November 1999 on $3.5 million bail ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Former-fugitive-doctor-in-US-custody-facing-fraud-3669800.php>

UFC.com Hacker 'JoshTheGod' Arrested in Credit Card Fraud Sting
Cagepotato
Perhaps you recall that some five months ago, the UFC's website was hacked
by a group of cyber Nazi's, who in turn released Dana White's personal
information, including social security numbers, phone numbers, net worth,
etc. in a response to White's ...
<http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-com-hacker-joshthegod-arrested-in-credit-card-fraud-sting/>

Fugitive on the run for 12 years found in Peru
KSDK
Juan M. Rios, M.D., 65, will face charges related to defrauding various
health care benefit programs of more than $1 million, mail fraud, misuse of
a social security card, and failure to appear in court. Rios failed to
appear in court on December 9 ...
<http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/325996/3/Fugitive-on-the-run-for-12-years-found-in-Peru>

Former Doctor Indicted On Multiple Charges
Alton Daily News
65-year old, Dr. Juan Rios was arrested by U.S. Marshal's and brought back
to East St. Louis where he was arraigned charges of health care fraud, mail
fraud, misuse of a Social Security number, and failure to appear yesterday.
The indictment against Dr.
<http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=37158>

Feds: NJ-based identity fraud aided S. Koreans
San Francisco Chronicle
A similar scheme was uncovered in 2010 in which more than 50 people from
northern New Jersey were charged with helping people fraudulently obtain
credit cards, bank accounts and loans using illegally obtained Social
Security numbers. The criminal ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/22-charged-in-6-state-license-fraud-ring-3667330.php>

Hingham woman faces mortgage fraud charges
Boston.com
According to Hingham police, a search of Florentine's Crooked Meadow Lane
home turned up five Social Security cards with different names, two
resident alien cards with different names with her photo, a photocopy of an
additional resident alien card and ...
<http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/hingham/2012/06/hingham_woman_accused_of_ident.html>

22 charged in 6-state license fraud ring
The Republic
... people fraudulently obtain credit cards, bank accounts and loans using
illegally obtained Social Security numbers. That case produced an informant
who infiltrated the current group and purchased fraudulent documents and
secretly recorded ...
<http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/699047b113eb4530879657c98a6cb1af/NJ--ID-Fraud-Ring-Charges>

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