Evelyn Morales-Calderón, Social Security Disability Fraud, Puerto Rico 2018

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Fraud Exposed: $190,110 Paid to Evelyn Morales-Calderón and Victor Soriano-Morales

Eleven Individuals Indicted For Social Security Fraud in Puerto Rico

On August 23 and 24, 2018, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned seven separate indictments charging 11 individuals with fraud against the Social Security Administration (SSA) disability insurance benefits in Puerto Rico.

The SSA is responsible for the implementation of the Disability Insurance Benefits Program, providing monetary benefits to workers with severe, long-term disabilities.

Six indictments charged 10 individuals with theft of government property, concealment, or failure to disclose work activity to SSA, and false statements or representations to the SSA. These defendants knowingly and willfully embezzled, stole, and converted to their own use the Social Security Disability Insurance Benefit payments to which the defendants knew that they were not entitled.

The defendants who are alleged to have accepted by fraud the Social Security Disability Insurance Benefit payments, knowing that they were not entitled to the same, are: Evelyn Morales-Calderón and Victor Soriano-Morales (son of Evelyn Morales) received $190,110.00; Mario Zayas-Rodríguez and Elvin Santiago-Rodríguez (employer of Mario Zayas) received $118,098.20; José Alcazar-Román received $97,004.80; Alvin Alvelo-Crespo received $92,101.50; Abraham Burgos-Torres and Karla Burgos-Colón (daughter of Abraham Burgos) received $90,335.50; Nelson Concepción-Santana received $41,261.00; Wanda Rivera-Martínez received $41,204.40; and Teresa González-Hernández received $57,947.00.

Defendant Evelyn Morales-Calderón was charged with theft of government property, concealment, or failure to disclose work activity to SSA, and false statements or representations to the SSA. The charges were filed in the District of Puerto Rico on August 23 and 24, 2018.

MANDATORY FACTS: Defendant/Respondent: Evelyn Morales-Calderón, Exact Criminal Charges: Theft of government property, concealment, or failure to disclose work activity to SSA, and false statements or representations to the SSA, City and State: San Juan, Puerto Rico, Exact Date: August 23 and 24, 2018, Sentence or Outcome: NOT PROVIDED.

No information is available on the current status of Evelyn Morales-Calderón or the other defendants.