Charlotte男子被联邦起诉：被控用虚假子女申请骗取退伍军人伤残福利逾4.2万美元
美国司法部北卡罗来纳西区检察官办公室2026年11月13日宣布，北卡罗来纳州 Mecklenburg 县 Charlotte 市居民 Alexander Gene Williams 被联邦起诉，被控骗取美国退伍军人事务部（VA）伤残福利逾 4.2 万美元。Williams 现年 35 岁，2026年10月28日在北卡罗来纳州 Fayetteville 被捕，11月12日在 Charlotte 的联邦法院过堂。
Williams 曾于 2012年2月至2013年3月在美国陆军服役。起诉书指控，他自 2022年3月起领取 VA 伤残福利，之后又为自己的三名未成年子女申请并领取了额外的伤残补偿。
起诉书指控，2023年10月至2026年4月间，Williams 至少提交了 17 份虚假申请，为更多所谓的未成年子女申领伤残补偿，以抬高自己每月的领取金额。起诉书称，这些申请所涉未成年人有的并非他的子女，有的根本不存在；他有时还使用了登记在他人名下的社会安全号码。起诉书指控，Williams 由此不当领取了约 42,266 美元 VA 伤残补偿金，并试图骗取更大金额。
北卡罗来纳西区联邦检察官 Russ Ferguson 表示，滥用纳税人供养的公共资源、尤其是本应属于退伍军人的福利，不只是金融犯罪，更是背叛公众信任。退伍军人事务部监察长 Cheryl L. Mason 表示，VA 福利靠服役与牺牲挣得、不是靠欺骗得来，这类行为挤占了真正依赖这些福利的退伍军人的资源。
Williams 面临盗窃政府资金罪，最高可判 10 年监禁；以及加重身份盗窃罪，可判 2 年监禁，且须在其他刑期之外连续执行。此案由退伍军人事务部监察长办公室（VA-OIG）调查，特别助理联邦检察官 Eric Frick 负责起诉。
司法部强调，对 Williams 的指控仅为指控，他在法庭证明有罪之前被推定无罪。（来源：美国司法部）
Charlotte Man Faces Federal Charges: Accused of Defrauding VA of Over $42,000 in Disability Benefits Through False Dependent Claims
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced on November 13, 2026, that Alexander Gene Williams, 35, of Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, is facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of more than $42,000 in disability benefits. Williams was arrested on October 28 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and had his arraignment in federal court in Charlotte on November 12.
Williams served in the U.S. Army from February 2012 to March 2013. The indictment alleges that in March 2022, Williams began to receive VA disability benefits and later applied for and received additional disability compensation for his three dependent minor children.
The indictment alleges that between October 2023 and April 2026, Williams submitted at least 17 false and fraudulent applications to the VA seeking disability compensation for additional dependent minor children in order to increase his monthly payment. It alleges that the applications were submitted on behalf of minors to whom he was not the father, and in some instances who did not exist, and that at times he used Social Security numbers assigned to other real people. As a result, the indictment alleges, Williams received approximately $42,266 in VA disability compensation payments he was not entitled to receive, and attempted to obtain even greater amounts.
"Abusing taxpayer-funded government resources, especially those intended for veterans, is more than a financial crime, it is a betrayal of public trust," said U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson. VA Inspector General Cheryl L. Mason said VA benefits are earned through service and sacrifice, not deception, and that such conduct diverts resources from veterans who legitimately depend on them.
Williams is charged with theft of government funds, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and aggravated identity theft, which carries a penalty of two years in prison consecutive to any other prison term imposed. The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, and is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Frick.
The Department of Justice noted that the charges against Williams are allegations, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：美国退伍军人事务部总部大楼（资料图），本案无被告官方照片。四级固定图库联邦核心包退伍军人事务部固定图，美国政府作品、公共领域。 / Photo: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters (file photo); no official photo of the defendant is available. Fixed federal-core asset-pack image, U.S. government work, public domain.
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