Rep Payee Steals From Ten In Oregon

     From KPTV:

A Madras [OR] woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security payments from disabled adults, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon says. ...

Court documents state Tucker beginning in March 2014 worked for a social services organization in Madras where she oversaw outreach to mentally disabled clients as part of the organization’s mental health program. As part of her work, Tucker assumed representative payee duties for some of her clients’ Title II and Title XVI Social Security benefits, the attorney’s office says. ...

An investigation revealed Tucker had stolen $39,277 from 10 victims, the attorney’s office says. ...

     I don't know how you keep it from happening but there have been too many reports like this.