Nebraska woman sentenced for false benefit claims
Posted: Saturday, November 15, 2008
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- An Omaha woman has been ordered to serve five months in prison and pay more than $78,000 in restitution for filing false claims for Social Security benefits.
U.S. District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp on Monday sentenced 63-year-old Caroline Stewart-Hunt for making false statements.
Stewart-Hunt pleaded guilty in August. She had faced up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
A news release from U.S. Attorney Joe Stecher's office says Stewart-Hunt represented that she lived alone when, in truth, she had a spouse and tenants contributing to her expenses. If she had told the truth, she would have been ineligible for payments.
U.S. District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp on Monday sentenced 63-year-old Caroline Stewart-Hunt for making false statements.
Stewart-Hunt pleaded guilty in August. She had faced up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
A news release from U.S. Attorney Joe Stecher's office says Stewart-Hunt represented that she lived alone when, in truth, she had a spouse and tenants contributing to her expenses. If she had told the truth, she would have been ineligible for payments.
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