Buffalo school principal pleads guilty to disability scam
A principal at a Buffalo school has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor insurance fraud. Parette Walker, 53, serves as principal at Olmsted...
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Kia hamster fraudster pleads ‘no contest’ to disability fraud
A Los Angeles man who portrayed one of the dancing hamsters in TV commercials for Kia Soul cars — while collecting...
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Star of TV’s “Wicked Tuna” pleads guilty of disability fraud
A man featured on the reality television show “Wicked Tuna” pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges in Vermont he received government...
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Farmer in Spain jailed for hacking off his hand in insurance scam
A Spanish farmer who cut off his own hand off to fraudulently claim insurance has been jailed for four years and...
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Woman in Washington charged with defrauding $28K in disability scam
A Camas woman was among five people charged with felonies following an insurance fraud investigation, according to a news release from...
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Oak Bluffs man pleads guilty to social security fraud, tax evasion
Vernon Harris, 63, of Oak Bluffs pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Boston to stealing $160,025 in Social Security...
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Firefighter in New Jersey accused of collecting disability while working
A city firefighter has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars by collecting disability while continuing to work and get a...
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Rhinebeck woman charged with insurance fraud, grand larceny
A Rhinebeck woman was charged with multiple felonies after it was discovered she collected disability benefits while being employed, according to...
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Feds overpaid disability recipients $11 billion in 9-year period
One of the largest federal programs that provides cash benefits to disabled workers overpaid $11 billion during the past nine years...
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Harsh new penalties for social security fraud are coming
With growing outrage over billions of dollars of Social Security fraud – from phony disability insurance claims to retirement payments for...
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