Social Security and Disability Law

Nigerian National Extradited From France To Face Charges For His Alleged Role In A Scheme To Steal Government Benefits, Including More Than $8 Million In Federal Emergency Assistance

September 19, 2024

Greenbelt, Maryland – Newton Ofioritse Jemide, a Nigerian national, was extradited from France to the United States on September 13, 2024 to face federal charges for wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal benefits.  Jemide had his initial appearance on September 16, 2024, and is currently detained pending trial. …

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Jamaican National Faces Federal Charge For An Alleged Lottery Scheme That Defrauded Victims Of More Than $9.5 Million

September 17, 2024

Baltimore, Maryland – Today, Tavoy Farquharson, age 32, had an initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on a criminal complaint filed in the District of Maryland, charging the defendant with conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a lottery scheme, The criminal complaint was announced by…

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Windsor Man Indicted for Extortion and Threats

September 17, 2024

BOSTON – A Windsor, Mass. man was arrested today and charged in federal court in Springfield for making online threats and extortionate demands. Michael Andrew Rodgers, 31, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of threatening interstate communications and one count of extortionate interstate communications. Rodgers was released on conditions following an…

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Rhode Island Department of Human Services Supervisor, Daughter Charged in Schemes to Defraud Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

September 12, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced today that a Rhode Island Department of Human Services (RI DHS) supervisor now faces federal charges for allegedly using her position to improperly access the personal information of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits (SNAP) recipients, as well as SNAP EBT benefit card balance information, and,…

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Bookkeeper Agrees to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion and Disability Benefits Fraud

September 12, 2024

BOSTON – The former bookkeeper for an electrical and contracting business has been charged with, and has agreed to plead guilty to, concealing income from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and stealing disability benefits. David Tetreault, 54, of Attleboro, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of tax evasion, one count of theft of…

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Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for False Representation of a Social Security Number

September 9, 2024

LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Sommers N. Robertson, 45, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays to 21 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for False Representation of a Social Security Number. According to information presented in court, on October…

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New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Cares Act Fraud, False Statements to the IRS, and Theft of Government Funds

September 4, 2024

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TAMIKA CHAPPELL (“CHAPPELL”), age 40, of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 29, 2024 to five (5) years of probation by U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Barbier after previously pleading guilty to making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act),…

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Littman Krooks LLP Attorneys Distinguished as 2025 Best Lawyers in America for Excellence in Elder Law and Trusts & Estates

August 29, 2024

Rye Brook, New York Best Lawyers in America® recognized Bernard A. Krooks, JD, CPA, LLM, CELA®, AEP® (Distinguished), Amy C. O’Hara, CELA®, Joel Krooks, Esq, and Brian L. Miller, CELA®, for excellence in Elder Law and Trusts & Estates for 2025. Bernard and Amy are partners at the law firm Littman Krooks LLP. A listing…

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Harvey Man Pleads Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Program

August 29, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Louisiana United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Richard Hebert, Jr., age 57, of Harvey, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson to making a false statement to a bank in connection with his filing of numerous false and fraudulent applications for…

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Westwego Woman Guilty of Theft of Government Funds

August 29, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PENELOPE PASSERO (“PASSERO”), age 50, of Westwego, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 27, 2024 to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.  PASSERO faces up to ten (10) years imprisonment, and/or a fine…

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