Miami Man Sentenced for $321K Social Security Fraud

Miami Man Sentenced for $321K Social Security Fraud

MIAMI – Emmanuel A. Adeife, a Miami resident, has been sentenced to 76 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in identity theft schemes involving fraudulent Social Security benefits and income tax refunds.

Adeife pleaded guilty to one count of access device fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of failure to appear. According to court documents, between January and October 2013, Adeife filed nearly 112 Social Security Retirement Income Benefit claims using stolen personal information, pocketing $194,213.70.

The investigation revealed that Adeife continued his fraudulent activities while on bond, filing stolen identity tax returns seeking around $198,000 in refunds, successfully obtaining approximately $127,000.

Adeife’s initial failure to appear at a hearing led him to become a fugitive until his arrest in 2014. United States Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer commended the efforts of SSA-OIG and IRS-CI in this case.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank R. Maderal. For more information, visit the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida website or the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov.

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