Omaha woman sentenced for false benefit claims
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By The Associated Press
Friday, Nov 14, 2008 - 08:05:46 pm CST
OMAHA — An Omaha woman has been ordered to serve five months in prison and pay more than $78,000 in restitution for filing false claims for Social Security benefits.
U.S. District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp on Monday sentenced 63-year-old Caroline Stewart-Hunt for making false statements.
Stewart-Hunt pleaded guilty in August. She had faced up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
A news release from U.S. Attorney Joe Stecher’s office says Stewart-Hunt represented that she lived alone when, in truth, she had a spouse and tenants contributing to her expenses. If she had told the truth, she would have been ineligible for payments.
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