Tag: Social Security Administration
Gina Marie Mullen, Theft of Government Property, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Gina Marie Mullen, a 58-year-old resident of Washington, Pennsylvania, has been charged with stealing $24,236.91 in Social Security benefits. The theft occurred when Mullen used a deceased person’s bank debit card to access the funds. The crime took place in Washington County, where Mullen resides. The investigation, conducted by the Social…
Zvonko Klapan, Social Security Benefits Theft, New York 2016
⏱ 2 min read Zvonko Klapan, a 68-year-old man from Liverpool, NY, has been indicted for a decade-long scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration. Between August 2016 and April 2026, Klapan allegedly stole over $142,400 in Social Security benefits intended for his deceased mother-in-law. The scheme began when Klapan’s mother-in-law passed away in 2016,…
Timothy Wells Stevens, Transmitting a Threatening Communication, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Timothy Wells Stevens, a 57-year-old man from Wayne County, Missouri, made two chilling phone calls to the Social Security Administration (SSA) in 2025, threatening to harm employees. On October 1, 2025, Stevens was told he wasn’t due for payments, prompting him to unleash a barrage of violent threats, including blowing up…
Jose Maria Hernandez Bautista, Voter Fraud, Virginia 2021
⏱ 2 min read Jose Maria Hernandez Bautista, a 43-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, was sentenced to 2 years and 9 months in prison for using a stolen identity to vote in US elections in Virginia. Hernandez Bautista, who had been deported three times, used the victim’s identity to obtain driver’s licenses, Social Security cards,…
Akeatha Diane Akintola, Theft of Public Funds, Washington 2024
⏱ 2 min read Akeatha Diane Akintola, a 48-year-old former social worker from Bellevue, Washington, was sentenced to five months in prison for stealing $17,638 in Social Security benefits from a vulnerable disabled minor, a member of the Snoqualmie Tribe. The crime occurred between September 2023 and July 2024, when Akintola was a social worker…
Joseph Benavente Wusstig, Social Security Benefits Fraud, Guam 2018
⏱ 2 min read Joseph Benavente Wusstig, a 59-year-old man from Yigo, Guam, stole $58,248 in Social Security benefits intended for his deceased wife. From September 2018 to December 31, 2023, Wusstig continued to receive and spend the benefits, despite his wife’s passing in August 2018. He used the funds for personal expenses, including ATM…
Felipe Almonte Polanco, SNAP Fraud, Rhode Island 2021
⏱ 2 min read Felipe Almonte Polanco, a 57-year-old Providence, Rhode Island, man, allegedly used stolen identities to fraudulently obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Between October 2021 and April 2026, Polanco submitted fake applications in the names of multiple victims, including a deceased individual, and used the benefits cards to make transactions at…
Michael Lee Brooks, Theft of Federal Taxpayer Funds, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read Michael Lee Brooks, a 47-year-old man from Hastings, Michigan, has been charged with stealing over $100,000 in federal taxpayer funds. The alleged theft occurred between 2019 and 2025, when Brooks failed to notify the Social Security Administration of his father’s death and continued to collect his father’s Social Security benefits. Brooks…
Brandon Lee Richards, Identity Theft, Oklahoma 2024
⏱ 2 min read Brandon Lee Richards, a 36-year-old Oklahoma City man, used a stolen identity to fraudulently purchase a vehicle from a local dealership on September 19, 2024. Richards, who has a history of financial fraud convictions, claimed to be another person on a credit application and used the victim’s Social Security number to…
Miguel Dario Bautista Jimenez, Passport Fraud, New Jersey 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen identity thief swindled his way to US citizenship and a passport, but his scheme came crashing down this week. Miguel Dario Bautista Jimenez, 41, of New Jersey, was charged with illegally obtaining US citizenship and a passport through a web of lies and deceit. Jimenez, a citizen of the…
