Tag: Social Security Administration
Timothy Wells Stevens, Threats with a Firearm, California 2025
⏱ 3 min read A menacing man from Wayne County, Missouri, took aim at Social Security Administration employees in late 2025, leaving a trail of terror in his wake. Timothy Wells Stevens, 57, went on a verbal rampage, threatening to ‘blow up every (expletive) office around here’ if he didn’t receive payments. On October 1,…
Jane Batista, COVID-19 Relief Program Fraud, New Jersey 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 44-year-old Florida woman orchestrated a brazen COVID-19 relief program scam, swindling $465,489 from lenders. Jane Batista submitted fake Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications for herself, her husband, and two businesses, claiming fictional employees and revenue. From April 2020 to August 2021, Batista lied about everything from employee income to…
Jennifer Valley, Social Security Benefits Theft, Massachusetts 2022
⏱ 2 min read A brazen case of Social Security theft has landed a 51-year-old Barre woman in hot water. Jennifer Valley allegedly swiped over $100,000 in retirement benefits between October 2022 and August 2025. According to the charges, Valley stole approximately $100,218 in benefits, leaving a trail of deceit in her wake. If convicted,…
Najee Alexander Corbett, Disability Funds Theft, Maryland 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Baltimore man abused his position at the Social Security Administration to swindle over $116,000 from disability claimants, authorities say. Najee Alexander Corbett, 37, allegedly altered records in the SSA database to redirect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to bank accounts he controlled, starting in February 2023. Corbett targeted claimants with…
Gladys Louise Stephenson, PPP Loan Fraud, Illinois 2022
⏱ 2 min read A Chicago woman’s brazen scam to swindle nearly $20,416 from the Paycheck Protection Program landed her a federal prison sentence. Gladys Louise Stephenson, 48, made false statements to the Small Business Administration to secure a PPP loan, claiming her sole proprietorship raked in nearly $100,000 in gross income. She spent the…
Ana Silvia Garcia, Identity Theft, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen thief in Southern Texas has spilled the beans on a decades-long scheme to rip off the government. Ana Silvia Garcia, 62, a Mexican national living in Houston, used a borrowed Social Security number to scam disability and Medicare benefits since 1992. The scammer submitted fake immigration petitions for her…
Scott A. Taylor, Disability Fraud, Missouri 2026
⏱ 3 min read A St. Louis, MO, businessman has been accused of scamming the disability system – again. Scott A. Taylor, 50, owner of Taylor Made Fossils, was indicted on one count of making a false statement after applying for Social Security disability benefits on January 28, 2026, claiming he hadn’t worked since 1993.…
Preston Randall, Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Property, Concealment, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read A St. Louis County man has admitted faking pandemic business loans and disability benefits, swindling a whopping $637,000 from the system. Preston Randall, 62, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Monday to five counts of wire fraud, two counts of theft of government property, and one count of concealment. Related…
James C. Burdulis, Receiving Stolen Government Money or Property, Massachusetts 2019
⏱ 2 min read James C. Burdulis, a 56-year-old man from Lynn, MA, has been charged with receiving approximately $63,959 in stolen Social Security benefits from June 2019 through June 2025, and making false statements to the Social Security Administration. The alleged crimes occurred over a period of six years, with Burdulis submitting a fraudulent…
