Covington, LA – A Northshore mortgage broker was charged with making false statements to the Social Security Administration to obtain disability payments.
JAMES BRIANT, a 68-year-old resident of Covington and mortgage broker and senior loan officer at Alpha Mortgage, LLC, was charged with making false statements to the Social Security Administration in order to obtain Social Security Disability Payments.
According to a Bill of Information, from on or about June 10, 2010, BRIANT applied for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration for a back disorder and heart disease. He began receiving monthly disability benefits of approximately $2,370 in December 2011, based on the representation that he was unable to work.
During the time he received disability payments, BRIANT had an obligation to report any income he made to the SSA. However, he failed to do so and instead lied about his employment and income on a Social Security Disability form in December 2015.
BRIANT worked as a loan officer and mortgage broker at Alpha Mortgage, L.L.C, earning a salary from an unknown time prior to September 2012 to in or around June 2017, but never reported to the SSA that he was working or earned any income.
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans stated that a Bill of Information is merely an accusation and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sharan E. Lieberman is in charge of the prosecution.
The case is being investigated by the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General.
BRIANT’s actions are a serious breach of trust and a betrayal of the public’s faith in the Social Security system. He must be held accountable for his actions.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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