The bigger the pool of taxpayer money, the bigger the magnet it is for fraudsters. And there is not much that is bigger than the $2.8 trillion Social Security trust fund. But even by those standards, the $550 million fraud pulled off by Kentucky attorney Eric C. Conn — the largest Social Security fraud in history — is mind-boggling.
Operating in Kentucky coal country — where thousands of jobs have been lost, and many people rely on disability payments to get by — Conn advertised himself as"Mr. Social Security." On billboards and in commercials that saturated the local airwaves, he promised he could win disability payments that people could not secure on their own.
"So my husband's just in complete panic, because, you know, everything's gone," she told"American Greed.""He said, 'I don't know what I'm gonna do. I just, what are we gonna do?'""He got up that morning, and it was like he was a totally different person," Emma Burchett recalled."He came through the house yelling and cussing at me and cussing at the kids. He was throwing things, and kicking things. He was just crazy.
But for hundreds of Conn's clients, the nightmare endures. Pillersdorf is part of a team of attorneys trying to help. He posts regular updates on his Facebook page. He said Social Security has stiffened penalties for disability fraud, particularly for what he called"facilitators," including doctors, lawyers, and third-party representatives.
What is this, social security Chapo?
I think with all of these budget cuts there is less oversight.
Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: Forbes - 🏆 394. / 53 Read more »
Source: WSJ - 🏆 98. / 63 Read more »