Pompano Beach女子盗领已故姑婆社保金逾15.2万美元：联邦陪审团裁定盗窃政府资金与社保欺诈成立
美国司法部佛罗里达南区联邦检察官办公室宣布，佛罗里达州 Pompano Beach 居民 Asha Anderson（48岁）经六天审判，被联邦陪审团裁定盗窃政府资金与社会保障欺诈两项罪名成立。
根据法庭记录与庭审证据，Anderson 的姑婆生前以直接存款方式领取社保退休金。姑婆去世后，社会保障局 SSA 不知其已故，继续把每月福利金存入该账户。2017年4月至2022年12月近六年间，Anderson 数百次从该账户取现，主要在 Pompano Beach 与 Coconut Creek 一带的自动取款机操作，盗取逾15.2万美元本不属于她的社保退休金。
联邦检察官 Jason A. Reding Quiñones 表示，社保资金来自美国纳税人的辛勤劳动，只应发给合法有资格领取的人，陪审团的裁决表明盗取此类项目资金的人将被调查、起诉并追责。社保局监察长办公室（SSA OIG）负责调查此案。
Anderson 就盗窃政府资金罪最高面临10年联邦监禁，就社保欺诈罪最高面临5年监禁；具体刑期将由联邦地区法院法官在考虑量刑指南等因素后裁定，量刑日期尚未公布。案件编号 25-cr-60312。
Pompano Beach Woman Convicted of Stealing Over $152,000 in Social Security Benefits After Great-Aunt's Death
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida announced that Asha Anderson, 48, of Pompano Beach, Florida, was convicted by a federal jury after a six-day trial of theft of government funds and Social Security fraud.
According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Anderson's great-aunt received Social Security retirement benefits by direct deposit into a bank account. After her great-aunt passed away, the Social Security Administration, unaware of her death, continued depositing monthly payments into the account. Between April 2017 and December 2022, Anderson repeatedly accessed the account and withdrew more than $152,000 in benefits to which she was not entitled, making hundreds of cash withdrawals from ATMs located primarily in Pompano Beach and Coconut Creek.
U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones said Social Security is funded by the hard work of American taxpayers and exists to support those lawfully entitled to its benefits, and that the jury verdict makes clear those who steal from such programs will be investigated, prosecuted and held accountable. The Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General investigated the case.
Anderson faces up to 10 years in federal prison for theft of government funds and up to five years for Social Security fraud. A federal district court judge will determine her sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. The case number is 25-cr-60312.
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