A former Social Security Administration employee from Baltimore has been indicted in what federal prosecutors describe as a scheme to steal Social Security disability benefits by rerouting payments meant for other people.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced today that a federal grand jury indicted Najee Alexander Corbett, 37, of Baltimore, in connection with a Social Security disability theft scheme.
Corbett is charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft of government property, and false statements. Federal prosecutors said Corbett previously worked as an SSA customer service representative and, through his position, could access sensitive SSA databases containing benefit claimants’ personally identifiable information…