From Clickon Detroit:
A Detroit-area mother allegedly kept nearly $30,000 in Social Security benefits intended for her son -- even bringing an imposter to a medical appointment to keep the money coming in, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Keshaune Pace, a.k.a. Keshaune Jenkins of Eastpointe, is accused of theft of government funds and Social Security representative payee fraud. The complaint filed Sept. 18 covered the period from July 2021 through October 2024.
Pace began receiving Social Security benefits on behalf of her son after applying for benefits when he was four years old, according to the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General.
The benefits were based on alleged mental disabilities, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. As her son’s representative payee, Pace was required to use the money for his care and report changes that could affect his eligibility, including changes in his living arrangements and income.
Investigators say her son moved out of Pace’s home in or around July 2021, a few months before his 18th birthday. School records later indicated he was living outside his mother’s custody and was considered an unaccompanied homeless youth.
But Pace continued receiving the benefits, the feds said. …
In January 2023, Pace allegedly took someone other than her son to a psychiatric consultative examination required as part of a review of his continuing eligibility for benefits.
The person who appeared at the examination was listed as 6 feet tall, while her son is 5 feet 7 inches, according to the feds. The person claimed to hear voices and said, “I need help for the voices in my head,” court records said. …
When the examiner allegedly asked Pace why there had not been any treatment since her son was 14 years old, Pace said, “It’s hard to get him out. Transportation is hard.”
The examiner questioned the person’s performance and described him as a “very poor historian” who “seemed to be greatly exaggerating.” The examiner also found that the person’s full-scale IQ score of 48 was invalid because it was inconsistent with records showing her son had been in regular education and had not received special education services.
Investigators said Pace eventually admitted the person she brought to the examination was not her son, saying she did it “to keep the benefits from being stopped.” …
4 comments:
Hope she goes to jail, but doubt she pays back a penny. He probably qualifies for SSI!
Individuals would do anything to keep their artificial “ lifestyles” going at any cost. The current occupant at the White House went as far as to run for another term in order to avoid jail time.
“When the examiner allegedly asked Pace why there had not been any treatment since her son was 14 years old, Pace said, ‘It’s hard to get him out. Transportation is hard.’”
The specific type of fraud may be new to you, but this type of complete cessation of care once the money is turned on is incredibly common in CDRs. A number of people are magically cured of seizures, migraines, mental health symptoms, IBS, etc. per PCP records until they receive notice of their upcoming review.
Chalk up another W for DOGE?
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