| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 6797 | 2008-07-03 | Statewide | Two New Iberia Women Arrested for Social Security Fraud |
| LOUISIANA STATE POLICE COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent Headquarters-News Release Two New Iberia Women Arrested for Social Security Fraud July 3, 2008 LAFAYETTE- On June 24, 2008, Cindy Marie Londo, age 37, and Monica Rene Brumfield, age 29, both of New Iberia, LA, were sentenced by Judge Rebecca F. Doherty in the Western District of Louisiana, in Lafayette, as a result of their guilty pleas and convictions related to their attempts to defraud the Social Security Administration of $23,894. An investigation conducted by the Baton Rouge Cooperative Disability Investigations Unit, (a task force comprised of members of the Social Security Administration - Office of the Inspector General, the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Disability Determination Services, and the Social Security Administration), revealed that Londo attempted to conceal ownership of over $33,000.00 in her personal bank account, by telling SSA that the money belonged to her sister. Londo was receiving SSI benefits at the time. Under Federal law, a single person cannot have more than $2,000 in cash assets and be eligible to receive SSI benefits. Londo had created a fictitious identity for Brumfield, identifying her as the sister. Brumfield posed as Londo's sister and then signed a false statement in which she claimed ownership of the money in Londo's bank account. As a result of this scheme, Londo received $23,894.00 in SSI benefits to which she was not entitled. This case was referred by the Social Security Administration office in New Iberia to the Baton Rouge Cooperative Disability Investigations Unit. It was later prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney James McManus. Cindy Marie Londo was convicted of conspiracy to commit social security fraud and ordered to pay the Social Security Administration $23,894.00 in restitution. Monica Rene Brumfield was convicted of making a false statement to a government agency. Judge Doherty sentenced both Londo and Brumfield to serve five years in the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons followed by three years of supervised release. Londo surrendered to U.S. Marshals on June 27, 2008, to begin serving her sentence. Brumfield is scheduled to self-surrender on July 08, 2008. For more information contact: Sgt. Markus L. Smith Louisiana State Police Public Affairs Unit 225-925-6202 Markus.smith@dps.la.gov www.LSP.org | |||
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