Anchorage, Alaska – Amancio Zamora Agcaoili, Jr., 57, was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to ten counts of wire fraud, theft of government funds, Federal Employees’ Compensation Act fraud, and social security fraud.
According to court filings, for at least five years, between 2009 and 2014, Agcaoili, a United States Postal Service employee working in Anchorage, Alaska, devised a scheme to fake disabilities and defraud the United States Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation Program (OWCP) and the Social Security Administration Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) program.
Agcaoili received both federal workers’ compensation and federal social security disability payments by misrepresenting the nature and extent of his injury, and concealing the fact that he was working and earning income while receiving disability payments from government programs.
Despite Agcaoili’s disability claims, Agcaoili engaged in numerous physical activities throughout the last five years showing that he was faking the extent of his injuries in order to obtain worker’s compensation and social security payments. For example, Agcaoili went dipnetting and fishing every year on the Copper River and the Kenai River, went dancing and sledding, and took vacations to Hawaii, Canada, and the Philippines.
Agcaoili also did not report to the Department of Labor that he received social security disability payments. In addition, Agcaoili concealed and failed to disclose to the Social Security Administration that he was receiving Department of Labor workers’ compensation payments so that he would continue receiving social security disability payments to which he was not entitled.
In sentencing Agcaoili, Judge Sharon L. Gleason noted the need for the sentence to deter not only the defendant but also other people from abusing federal programs. Judge Gleason also noted that the consequence of a term of imprisonment is a necessary form of deterrence for white collar crimes.
Agcaoili was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, to pay restitution of $365,831.50 to the United States Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation and the Social Security Administration, and to forfeit $14,141 cash which had been seized from his residence.
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Key Facts
- State: Alaska
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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