Louisiana Woman Charged with Theft of Social Security & CARES Act Funds
Published March 31, 2022
Louisiana Woman Charged with Theft of Social Security & CARES Act Funds
Louisiana – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Nicole Cockerham (“Cockerham”), age 42, of Houma, Louisiana, was charged on March 28, 2022, by a bill of information for Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.
According to the bill of information, Cockerham knowingly converted approximately $38,851.00 in Social Security Administration and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES ACT”) funds from March 2019 to July 2020.
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans reiterated that the bill of information is only a charge and that the defendant’s guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 should contact the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 1-866-720-5721 or use the NCDF Web Complaint Form at https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form. Please visit https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus for more information on the Department’s response to the pandemic.
The United States Attorney’s Office would also like to thank the Social Security Administration, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for their assistance with this matter. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian M. Klebba, Chief of the Financial Crimes Unit.
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