Gary Hank Thompson, Defrauding Supplemental Security Income Program, Kentucky 2013

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Cave City, Kentucky, man was sentenced to 42 months in prison for defrauding the Supplemental Security Income program, a federal government program that provides benefits to individuals who are disabled and have limited income and resources.

Gary Hank Thompson, 34, made misrepresentations in order to receive Supplemental Security Income benefits from the Social Security Administration in the amount of $24,884.80, to which he was not entitled. Supplemental Security Income is a federal government program that provides benefits to individuals who are disabled and have limited income and resources.

Between August 2009 and April 2013, Thompson, made misrepresentations in order to receive Supplemental Security Income benefits. During this time, he also obtained $81,831.27 in Medicaid benefits. The defendant misrepresented his mental condition by slowing his speech and stuttering, and generally saying and doing things to make it seem that he had issues with comprehension, when he did not.

“Safeguarding programs designed to help those in need is a priority of my office,” stated U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. “Defendant Thompson committed a crime when he failed to report income and falsely misrepresented his mental condition in order to receive Supplemental Security Income benefits. He was neither qualified to receive benefits nor should he have received benefits.”

Thompson was ordered to pay $106,716.07 in restitution to the victim agencies, including $24,884.80 to the Social Security Administration and $81,831.27 to the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Amanda E. Gregory and was investigated by the Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration.

Thompson’s sentence includes 42 months in prison and the payment of restitution to the victim agencies.

Defendant: Gary Hank Thompson

Criminal Charges: Defrauding Supplemental Security Income Program

City and State: Bowling Green, Kentucky

Exact Date: Not specified (Between August 2009 and April 2013)

Sentence or Outcome: 42 months in prison, ordered to pay $106,716.07 in restitution

Dollar Amounts: $24,884.80 to the Social Security Administration, $81,831.27 to the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services, $106,716.07 in total restitution

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