Social Security and Disability Law

Increase in 2023 Veterans Disability Compensation Rates

June 2, 2023

David W. Magann Social Security Disability Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) February 14, 2023 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that will impact nearly 70 million Americans. The record increase of 8.7 percent adds benefits per check for the average retiree. In addition, disabled veterans with a VA rating of…

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The Social Security Number: The Lynchpin to Identity Theft

May 30, 2023
The Social Security Number: The Lynchpin to Identity Theft

On May 24, 2023, Jeffrey Brown, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Office of Audits, Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), testified before the United States House Committee on Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee hearing on SSA’s role in combatting identity fraud. “The Social Security number (SSN) has essentially become the cornerstone…

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Seattle Man who Defrauded Relief Programs of More than $1 Million Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison

May 24, 2023
Seattle Man who Defrauded Relief Programs of More than $1 Million Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington: Seattle – A former Seattle resident who defrauded federal COVID-19 benefit programs of more than $1 million was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Bryan Alan Sparks, 42, was indicted for the fraud…

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Six Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud and the Misuse of Social Security Numbers

May 24, 2023
Six Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud and the Misuse of Social Security Numbers

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Puerto Rico: SAN JUAN, P.R. – On May 17, 2023, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned six separate indictments charging six individuals with engaging in fraud to obtainPandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits totaling $350,616, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the…

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Two Defendants Charged in Nationwide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”) Scheme

May 22, 2023
Two Defendants Charged in Nationwide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (“PUA”) Scheme

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania: PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Ardavan Alamoutinia, 33, of Hummelstown, PA, and Aryanah Davison, 23, of Harrisburg, PA, were charged by Indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, ten counts of mail fraud, one count of…

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Individual Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for a 1.2 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving the Creation of Fictitious Employees and the Misuse of Social Security Numbers

May 22, 2023
Individual Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for a 1.2 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving the Creation of Fictitious Employees and the Misuse of Social Security Numbers

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Puerto Rico: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – United States District Court Judge Pedro A. Delgado sentenced Gilberto J. Meléndez-Colón to two years and three months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,396,008.47. Meléndez-Colón pleaded guilty…

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Slidell Woman Sentenced for Theft of Federal Government Funds

May 18, 2023
Slidell Woman Sentenced for Theft of Federal Government Funds

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana: NEW ORLEANS – LINDA REED HILL (“HILL”), age 76, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 16, 2023 for Theft of Government Funds in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to documents filed in federal…

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Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Killing Girlfriend, Dismembering Body and Disposing of it in Trash, Victim’s Body Was Never Found

May 18, 2023
Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Killing Girlfriend, Dismembering Body and Disposing of it in Trash, Victim’s Body Was Never Found

From the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office: Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that an upstate New York man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing his girlfriend, dismembering her body, and throwing it in the garbage so he could collect her Social Security benefits. The woman’s body was never…

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Bernard A. Krooks, Esq. of Littman Krooks LLP to Provide Special Needs Planning Insights at Free Webinar

May 17, 2023

New York, New York – The free webinar, entitled “Holistic View of Special Needs Planning,” will provide comprehensive legal and financial insights for families with a loved one with special needs. Bernard A. Krooks is a renowned attorney with extensive experience in special needs planning, special needs trusts, and special education advocacy is New York.…

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Former Manager of Two Skagit County Dialysis Clinics Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft

May 17, 2023
Former Manager of Two Skagit County Dialysis Clinics Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington: Seattle – A former Washington State resident who now resides in Texas was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 30 months in prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Bank Fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Jeanne Ang Rather, 51, was indicted in May…

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