Mavious Redmond, Social Security Scam, Minnesota 2024

Austin Woman Sentenced in 25-Year Social Security Scam

MINNEAPOLIS - Mavious Redmond, age 54, of Austin, Minnesota, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison and a year of supervised release for her role in a 25-year scheme to steal more than $360,000 in social security benefits.

According to court documents, Redmond devised and carried out a scheme to steal the Social Security Retirement Insurance Benefits intended for her deceased mother. Through lies and deceit, Redmond fraudulently collected $360,627 in Social Security funds.

The scheme began in 1999 and continued through June 2024. Redmond would pose as her deceased mother, again and again, using her mother's identity as her own, forging her mother's signature, and using her mother's documents and biographical information on official forms.

Redmond's actions were brazen and shameless, as described by Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. 'This wasn't free money. It was taxpayer money, stolen from a program built on the hard work of Minnesotans who paid in every paycheck.'

In handling down her sentence, Judge Brasel noted as aggravating factors that Redmond defrauded the government for 'such a long time' and that Redmond impersonated her deceased mother before so many federal agents and agencies.

The case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Social Security Administration - Office of Inspector General and the IRS. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Evans prosecuted the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/austin-woman-sentenced-25-year-social-security-scam