CHICAGO (WGN) – A Maywood man was been charged in federal court with fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits in the name of his deceased father.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois said 61-year-old Richard Young Jr. was indicted on four counts of band fraud and one count of embezzlement of government funds.
According to an indictment, Young’s father died in 2006. Seven years later, Young filed an application with the Social Security Administration for benefits in the name of his deceased father.
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The Social Security Administration was unaware Young’s father had died, granted the application and started issuing benefits that were eventually paid via direct deposit into a bank account in Young’s father’s name…