Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to 35-Year Social Security Fraud, Faces Up To 10 Years in Prison

Published February 28, 2022

A Louisiana woman has pleaded guilty to a 35-year scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration.

Louisiana – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Betty Arrington a/k/a “Betty Callie Arrington,” a/k/a “Betty Francis C Miller,” a/k/a “Betty Miller” (“Arrington”), age 72, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty on February 23, 2022, in federal court before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.

Arrington, according to court records, engaged in a multifaceted 35-year scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration (“SSA”). From 1984 to 2019, Arrington purposefully concealed her earnings from employment in the New Orleans area by using a Social Security number (“SSN”) not assigned to her by the Commissioner of the SSA. Arrington’s fraudulent use of an SSN, combined with concealment of program eligibility factors and the intentional submission of false statements to the SSA, aided Arrington in fraudulently obtaining and maintaining Supplemental Security Income Disability benefits totaling approximately $164,270.90.

The Court set the date for sentencing in this case for June 1, 2022. Arrington faces up to ten (10) years in prison, three (3) years of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000.00, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General for its work in investigating this case. Assistant United States Attorney Brandon Long is prosecuting the case.

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