Louisiana Woman Sentenced to Prison for Receiving More than $61,000 in Social Security Funds in the Name of a Deceased Relative
Published September 21, 2022
Louisiana Woman Sentenced to Prison for Receiving More than $61,000 in Social Security Funds in the Name of a Deceased Relative
New Orleans, Louisiana – On September 20, 2022, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Catherine Campbell Williams, age 69, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.
Williams received Social Security Administration benefits paid to a deceased relative beginning in December 2010 and continuing until 2020, according to court filings. Williams collected roughly $61,324 in fraudulent Social Security Administration payments to which she was not entitled.
Williams was sentenced to three years of probation and a $100 mandatory special assessment charge by U.S. District Judge Greg G. Guidry. In addition, Williams was ordered to pay $61,324 in reparations to the Social Security Administration.
The efforts of the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General were lauded by U.S. Attorney Evans. Assistant United States Attorney Maria Carboni is in charge of the prosecution in this case.
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