Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Lincoln County Woman Pleads Guilty To Fraud
WEST VIRGINIA....
A Lincoln County woman, 36 year old Leslie R. Nelson of Ferrellsburg, pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a fraudulent Social Security claim so she could continue receiving disability benefits. Nelson started receiving Social Security benefits in October 1993. In March 2003, she got married and resided with her husband, but never informed the Social Security Administration. As a result, she received more than $30,000 in benefits she should not have received. Nelson faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 in addition to restitution, when sentenced March 20, 2011.
A Lincoln County woman, 36 year old Leslie R. Nelson of Ferrellsburg, pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a fraudulent Social Security claim so she could continue receiving disability benefits. Nelson started receiving Social Security benefits in October 1993. In March 2003, she got married and resided with her husband, but never informed the Social Security Administration. As a result, she received more than $30,000 in benefits she should not have received. Nelson faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 in addition to restitution, when sentenced March 20, 2011.# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:54 PM 
