Apr 23, 2014

An Alternative To Using A Freezer

     From Texas News:
Police have identified mummified remains of a man found in a Lexington storage unit and the man's daughter has been charged with stealing his Social Security checks.
Now, federal authorities are searching for the indicted woman's mother, who was last seen in March.
Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the remains found in the Econo-Self Storage unit in January are those of Luther Broughton. His daughter, Judith Maria Broughton, stands accused in Texas of stealing more than $150,000 of her father's Social Security retirement benefits.
     Concealing the death of a relative in order to continue receiving their Social Security benefits isn't common. I'm sure it happens in less than one in a million deaths but there are enough people dying that there are regular reports of this sort of thing. Bodies in the freezer, bodies buried in the back yard, bodies that are never found -- all of these happen. I don't recall one in a storage unit before but I wouldn't be surprised if it's happened before.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

One in a million? MAYBE for as long as this woman did, but for all family members collecting on behalf of a deceased? If you actually believe that, you've crossed from pro-claimant advocate to the type of complete shill (on the other side of issues) you so love to loathe.

Anonymous said...

The women in the story was working for the National Psychic Network but somehow didn't see investigators coming. I guess that's why she only made $270/month working for them.

Anonymous said...

There were around 2.5 million deaths in the US in 2010; that would mean 2-3 people keeping the checks of dead relatives based on Charles' assumption. It is a safe bet that you could find 2-3 people in any major metropolitan city.

Anonymous said...

Checks? I thought SSA abolished this a few years ago. I guess the person could have been a payee or had access to the clt's account. I am just curious how she actually got the money.

Maybe she stored the money in the storage unit?

Anonymous said...

That's how we roll in Texas. Yeehaw! Ted Cruz and Louis Gerhart for prez!

Anonymous said...

Yes sit, she wasn't stealing from the government! It's our money, not big government's money. Don't let liberals tell you it's Washington's money. That is my money! Ted Cruz for prez! He's a true American. I love Glenn Beck too. He speaks truth.