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James C. Burdulis, a 56-year-old man from Lynn, MA, has been charged with receiving approximately $63,959 in stolen Social Security benefits from June 2019 through June 2025, and making false statements to the Social Security Administration. The alleged crimes occurred over a period of six years, with Burdulis submitting a fraudulent representative payee report to the SSA in June 2024. The report falsely stated that he spent money received from the SSA on behalf of a beneficiary in 2023 and 2024, when in fact the beneficiary had died several years earlier in 2019.
The charges against Burdulis include one count of receiving stolen government money or property and one count of false statements. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater, for the first charge. The second charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater.
The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Nagelberg of the Major Crimes Unit, with the investigation led by the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General, Office of Investigations, Boston Field Division. United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Amy Connelly, Special Agent-in-Charge, announced the charges.
The outcome of the case will depend on the evidence presented in court and the sentencing guidelines. Burdulis is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Defendant: Massachusetts
- Location: MA
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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