南达科他州Pierre一男一女被控骗取已故受益人社安残障金：隐瞒死亡消息、两年多从他人账户按月取款，最高面临30年监禁
Pierre——南达科他州州府 Pierre 的两名居民被联邦大陪审团起诉。司法部南达科他区联邦检察官办公室宣布，51 岁的 Beth Miley（又名 Beth French）与 54 岁的 Jason Miley（又名 Jake Miley）被控串谋诈骗美国、串谋银行诈骗与银行诈骗；Beth Miley 另被控窃取政府资金与社会安全诈骗。
起诉书指控，Beth Miley 向社会保障署（Social Security Administration，SSA）隐瞒了其丈夫于 2023 年 2 月 5 日死亡的消息，好让丈夫名下的社安残障保险（第二篇）每月付款在死后继续发放。
起诉书还指控，2024 年 1 月至 2026 年 5 月间，Beth Miley 与 Jason Miley 合谋诈骗美国，按月从一个不属于两人中任何一人的银行账户里，提取上述社安残障金。
两名被告已于 2026 年 10 月 15 日在联邦治安法官 Mark A. Moreno 面前出庭，并对全部指控作无罪答辩；两人获保释候审，审判定于 2026 年 12 月 15 日举行。
如罪名成立，两人最高面临 30 年联邦监禁、25 万美元罚款、3 年监管释放与 100 美元特别评估费，法院还可能判令赔款。
联邦检察官 Ron Parsons 表示：「我们的联邦伙伴与检察官正在各地查出针对政府与美国纳税人的诈骗，并尽可能快地起诉这类案件。想从政府手里偷钱的人，先想清楚。」
社会保障署监察长办公室西部合作残障调查处代理特别探员主管 Jacques Hansen 表示，被告被指隐瞒受益人死亡、继续领取社安残障金，该办公室将继续调查诈骗社安项目的人，保护纳税人资金，确保福利只发给合资格的受益人。
此案由社会保障署监察长办公室合作残障调查组调查，主管助理联邦检察官 Kirk Albertson 负责起诉。起诉书中的指控仅为指控，两名被告在被法庭证明有罪之前依法推定无罪。
South Dakota Pair Indicted in Pierre for Allegedly Concealing a Beneficiary's Death to Keep Collecting His Social Security Disability Payments
Pierre, South Dakota — Two residents of Pierre, the state capital of South Dakota, have been indicted by a federal grand jury. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota announced that Beth Miley, also known as Beth French, 51, and Jason Miley, also known as Jake Miley, 54, are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and bank fraud. Beth Miley is also charged with theft of government funds and Social Security fraud.
The indictment alleges that Beth Miley concealed from the Social Security Administration (SSA) the February 5, 2023, death of her husband, an SSA Title II Disability Insurance beneficiary, so that she could continue to collect her deceased husband's monthly SSA disability payments.
The indictment further alleges that between January 2024 and May 2026, Beth Miley and Jason Miley conspired to defraud the United States by fraudulently making monthly bank withdrawals of SSA disability payments from a bank account that was not held or owned by either of them.
Both defendants appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on October 15, 2026, and pleaded not guilty to the charges. They were released on bond pending trial, and a trial date has been set for December 15, 2026.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 30 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
"Our federal partners and our prosecutors are working to uncover fraud against the government and the American taxpayer wherever it exists, and we are charging those cases as expeditiously as we can," said U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons. "Think twice before stealing from the government."
"The defendants are alleged to have concealed a beneficiary's death to continue receiving Social Security disability benefits," said Jacques Hansen, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General, Western CDI Division. "SSA OIG will continue investigating those who defraud Social Security programs to protect taxpayer funds and help ensure benefits are paid only to eligible beneficiaries."
The investigation is being conducted by the Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Cooperative Disability Investigation Unit. Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson is prosecuting the case. The charges are merely accusations, and Beth Miley and Jason Miley are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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图片来源：图：美国社会保障署总部大楼（资料图）。Coolcaesar 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The headquarters of the U.S. Social Security Administration (file photo). Photo by Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
