Calif. woman charged with forging 50 friends’ identities
A 43-year-old Riverside County woman has been charged with defrauding the State of California and Employment Development Department (EDD) for nearly...
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Seattle couple gets 2 years each for faking disability
A Kent man and his girlfriend who fraudulently obtained $315,000 in government support have been sentenced to two years in prison....
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Maine man sentenced for hiding scrap metal income
A Bradford man was sentenced Monday to two years of probation in U.S. District Court for lying about his income while...
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Texas man pleads guilty of faking disability
A 46-year-old Dayton, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John...
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Mental disability numbers rise in downturned economy
I’m not one to generally say “I told you so,” but in this case, well, I told you so! Two weeks...
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While collecting disability, worker found racing go-kart
A man is convicted of 3 felony counts of fraud and grand theft. Tony Stevenson claimed he injured his back while...
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N.J. man allegedly fakes injury then collects $22K
A state grand jury has charged a Cranford man in an indictment for allegedly collecting more than $22,000 in temporary disability...
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Former Va. air traffic controller stole $700K disability
A former air traffic controller from Northern Virginia has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining about $700,000 in disability benefits. Authorities said...
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Former cop gets 2 years after shooting himself in L.A.
A Los Angeles school police officer who faked his own shooting and sparked a massive manhunt for a nonexistent suspect was...
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U.S. Mint cop claimed disability while making $500K
A former police officer for the U.S. Treasury Department pleaded guilty Tuesday to raking in more than $500,000 in unreported income...
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