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Defendant Sentenced for Decade-Long Social Security and SNAP Fraud Scheme
PORTLAND, Maine: A Poland woman has been sentenced for her role in a decade-long Social Security and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud scheme.
Susie Files, 65, was sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to pay $165,878 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen.
The sentencing stems from Files’ guilty plea on May 19, 2025, to charges of Social Security fraud and SNAP fraud.
According to court records, Files lied to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Maine Department of Health & Human Services (Maine DHHS) for more than a decade by falsely representing that she and her husband lived separately and omitting his presence from her household, despite knowing that she was required to disclose that information and that it could affect her eligibility for benefits.
Investigators uncovered the deception in March 2023, and when interviewed, Files acknowledged that she lived with her husband during this period.
Files’ husband, Peter Files, previously pleaded guilty to MaineCare and SNAP fraud on May 8, 2025, and was sentenced to repay $45,615.78 in restitution to those programs on August 25, 2025.
The SSA’s Office of the Inspector General and Maine DHHS’s Fraud Investigation and Recovery Unit investigated the case.
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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