Social Security Administration

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Tennessee A federal judge has sentenced David Watkins, 31, to 81 months in federal prison for aggravated identity theft, bank fraud, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant, of the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Thomas Demeo, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, and J.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Puerto Rico On June 24, 2026, after a week-long trial, a federal jury convicted Myrna Faria, a/k/a Myrna Oliveras-Santiago, a former Social Security Administration employee, of embezzling and stealing SSA funds, namely Retirement Insurance Benefits, Survivors Insurance Benefits and Auxiliary Benefit payments, to which she knew she was not entitled.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston-New York Field Division of the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General (“SSA OIG”), Amy Connelly, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Pete Gizas, and Special Agent in Charge of the Diplomatic Security Service (“DSS”) New York Field Office,...

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Virginia An immigrant from Mexico, who lied about her identity for more than 30 years to obtain immigration documents and other benefits, pled guilty to a pair of federal charges. Candy Lazo, a.k.a. “Candida Jimenez Lazo” a.k.a. “Natalia Perez de Cruz” a.k.a. “Natalia Perez,” 53, pled guilty to one count of passport fraud and one count of theft of government funds.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida A Dominican national has been sentenced to federal prison for using a stolen identity to fraudulently obtain more than $100,000 in Social Security disability benefits and health care services through Medicare. Senior U.S. District Judge Paul C.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Pennsylvania A resident of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 36 months of probation, including an initial five months of home detention, and ordered to pay restitution of $17,000 to the United States Social Security Administration on his conviction of theft of public funds, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington A 48-year-old former Bellevue, Washington woman was ordered into custody yesterday to serve five months in prison for stealing the Social Security benefits intended for a disabled minor – a member of the Snoqualmie Tribe, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Akeatha Diane Akintola pleaded guilty yesterday to theft of public funds for the $17,638 she stole from the tribal member.

Michelle L. Anderson, Assistant Inspector General for Audit and First Assistant for the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), submitted written testimony for the record on June 10, 2026 pertaining to the U.S. House of Representativces Committee on Ways and Means Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Frank J.

District Attorney, Nassau County, New York Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Nevada man was indicted on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing more than $225,000 in Social Security Administration disability benefits erroneously issued to his deceased wife after her death in 2014. Lawrence Nadien, 56, was arraigned before Judge Colin O’ Donnell on one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (a C felony).