Tag: Social Security Administration
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…
