Social Security and Disability Law

Miske Enterprise Member Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy, Robbery, and Drug Trafficking

July 16, 2025

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaii HONOLULU – Acting United States Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Lance L. Bermudez, 34, of Honolulu, Hawaii was sentenced yesterday in federal court by U.S. District Chief Judge Derrick K. Watson to 360 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess…

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SSA Employee Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud tied to Paycheck Protection Program and Unemployment Benefit Claims

July 15, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Social Security Administration (SSA) employee collected a government paycheck from the American people while allegedly scamming pandemic relief programs out of more than $50,000. Tiffanie Foster, 48, of Kansas City, has been indicted on two counts of wire fraud after federal investigators stated she submitted falsified tax and bank records…

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Son of Social Security Disability Beneficiary Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds

July 10, 2025

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida PENSACOLA – David James Massey, 39, of Pace, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to Theft of Government Funds.  The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Social Security Disability benefits provide support for the basic…

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Attorney David W. Magann, PA, Warns Public of New Social Security Phishing Scam Granting Hackers Remote Access to Devices

July 7, 2025
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Tampa, Florida – A new phishing scam is targeting Social Security recipients through emails that appear to come from the Social Security Administration (SSA), cybersecurity researchers warn. The messages prompt recipients to download what looks like their Social Security statement, but the attachment actually installs a remote access tool that gives hackers full control of…

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Social Security Administration Employee Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Related Benefits

July 3, 2025

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Missouri KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri woman was arrested today following an indictment by a federal grand jury charging her with defrauding the United States government by fraudulently obtaining pandemic benefits. Tiffanie Foster, 48, was charged with two counts of wire fraud for fraudulently receiving pandemic…

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Nigerian National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in $8-Million Federal Emergency Assistance Benefits Fraud Scheme

July 2, 2025

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland GREENBELT– Today, U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Newton Ofioritse Jemide, 47, a Nigerian national extradited from France, to 41 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal benefits. Jemide will also serve three years of supervised release, pay $520,431.83 of restitution, and a forfeiture…

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Social Security Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Benefits

July 1, 2025

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia ATLANTA – Christina Daniels, a former employee of the Social Security Administration, pled guilty yesterday in federal court to theft of government property and aggravated identity theft. “As an employee of the Social Security Administration, Daniels was entrusted with access to millions of beneficiaries’ personally identifiable information. She…

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Brazilian National Sentenced for Unlawful Reentry and Selling Green Cards and Counterfeit Social Security Cards

July 1, 2025

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts BOSTON – A Brazilian national unlawfully residing in Woburn, Mass. was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation as well as selling fraudulent Social Security cards and Legal Permanent Resident cards, often referred to as “Green Cards.”   Liene Tavares DeBarros,…

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Two Convicted for their Roles in Multi-Million Dollar Transnational Telephone Scam

June 27, 2025

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia ATLANTA – Pradip Parikh, 67, of Valley Stream, New York, and Alpesh Patel, 40, of Louisa, Virginia, have been convicted for their roles in a scam that defrauded unsuspecting Americans out of millions of dollars after a five-day jury trial.                                                                                                                                          “This case involved a scheme to defraud…

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Middlesex County Woman Admits to COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud

June 27, 2025

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey TRENTON, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, woman admitted that she fraudulently obtained Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”), Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and pandemic unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Damaris Valerio, a/k/a Damaris Tineo Abreu, 42, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before…

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