Former Social Security Employee Sentenced
From the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
A former Social Security Administration employee, who charged a fee
to elderly and disabled people seeking income assistance to speed their
claims, was sent to prison Monday.
Cordell Fleming, a former
claims representative in Morrow, was sentenced to one day and one year
in prison, after pleading guilty to extortion in August. The sentence
also requires three years of supervised release, 120 hours of community
service and full restitution of the illegally obtained funds.
It
is not clear exactly how much money Fleming got, but an investigation
found that from October 2012 to April 2013, he extorted and attempted to
extort money from at least nine Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
recipients or their representatives. The amounts ranged from $500 to
$1,800.
what a buffoon. i don't know how he really thought he could get away with this. plus he does not work at DDS so "speeding" the claim does not guarantee favorable decisions.
ReplyDeleteProbably slapped critical/dire need labels onto the case w/ bogus rationale in the e-file is my guess.
ReplyDeleteThat would cause possible expedite once at ODAR.