A West Jordan man is facing federal charges, including wire fraud and mail fraud, after a grand jury indictment accused him of fraudulently leveraging another individual’s identity to cash in on Social Security and private insurance benefits over two decades. Terry Lynn Reynolds, aged 69, allegedly siphoned over $1 million by exploiting Person 1’s identity, whose personal details he had access to, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah announced.
The accused managed, beginning November 8, 2004, to continue perpetuating this charade until around June 13, court documents say. While assuming Person 1’s name, Social Security Number, and signature, over $1 million was pocketed from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and a private insurance company, identified as Company 1, by Reynolds…