VA benefit theft: Elderly woman ordered to repay nearly $500K of dead mother's benefits
The theft continued in a recurring basis for 48 years, beginning in 1973.
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The theft continued in a recurring basis for 48 years, beginning in 1973.
A 76-year-old woman who stole benefits sent to her dead mother from the Department of Veterans Affairs has been ordered to pay back nearly half a million dollars.
Ferrin began stealing her dead mom’s veterans benefits in 1973 and continued for 48 years, federal authorities said. Veterans Affairs caught the theft in 2021.
A federal judge cut a break for a 76-year-old Ohio woman, giving her probation but no jail time after she admitted to stealing nearly 50 years' worth of benefit checks from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the name of her long-dead mother.
A Cincinnati, Ohio, woman was spared from prison after pleading guilty to stealing $500,000 in veterans benefits by impersonating her dead mother for 50 years.