tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post7038921367241743871..comments2024-03-28T10:15:57.792-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Former Social Security Employee SentencedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-34223590109226574452017-07-17T14:33:16.232-04:002017-07-17T14:33:16.232-04:00https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150708/downtown/...https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150708/downtown/5-chicagoans-charged-for-allegedly-embezzling-2m-from-social-security<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-59530212785098113902017-07-10T16:15:02.390-04:002017-07-10T16:15:02.390-04:00How did he get caught? Most approvals take more t...How did he get caught? Most approvals take more than one person to get them approved. What is the fraudulent part? Were these people made up? If these people were applicants, some of them may well have been entitled to benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-87661503849331538982017-07-10T15:39:42.242-04:002017-07-10T15:39:42.242-04:00Wonder if he had a mental illness that caused him ...Wonder if he had a mental illness that caused him to make poor decisions. Based on many posters on the blog that would deem him a poor choice for prosecution and unfair!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-77219054496872236832017-07-10T13:01:30.521-04:002017-07-10T13:01:30.521-04:00So assault a security guard = sentence of 8 years ...So assault a security guard = sentence of 8 years 9 months. <br /> Steal 1.9 million = sentence of 5 years. <br /><br />There is a reason I am no longer practicing criminal law. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-20648717644504332082017-07-09T02:06:59.458-04:002017-07-09T02:06:59.458-04:00So you say... "Between 2009 and 2013, he ayut...So you say... "Between 2009 and 2013, he ayuthorized (sic) fraudulent payments to more than 150 people, causing the Social Security Administration to pay $1,908,290 in fraudulent benefits."<br /><br />Are the more than 150 people involved in this fraud also going to prison? How many of these people had attorney involvement or other agency employee/management involvement. What raised the red flags for investigation?<br /><br />And what was the administrative cost to process these fraudulent claims as well as the costs to prosecute, handle appeals, seek repayment, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com