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Wheels of justice grind slow but grind fine
\n– Sun Tzu<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOur ninja sends us the latest on the egregious scheme that defrauded the Department of Veterans Affairs of over 1M USD. A US Federal Judge has passed sentence on Angela Marie Farr, 36, of Lexington Park Maryland. Farr also conspired with her mother, Mary Francis Biggs, age 65 and also of Lexington Park, Maryland.<\/p>\n
Lexington Park Woman Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison For Obtaining Over $1 Million In Fraudulent Disability Benefits<\/h3>\n
Defendant Submitted Fraudulent Documents to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Social Security Administration<\/em><\/p>\n
Greenbelt, Maryland \u2013 U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Angela Marie Farr, age 36, of Lexington Park, Maryland, yesterday to 30 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit theft of government property and for theft of government property, in connection with a scheme to obtain fraudulently disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (\u201cVA\u201d) and the Social Security Administration (\u201cSSA\u201d). Judge Xinis also ordered Farr to forfeit an amount equal to the proceeds obtained as a result of the fraud by paying a money judgment of $475,751, and ordered Farr pay restitution in the full amount of the government\u2019s losses, which is at least $1,010,702.<\/p>\n
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Kim R. Lampkins, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG), Mid-Atlantic Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Michael McGill of the Social Security Administration – Office of Inspector General (SSA-OIG), Philadelphia Field Division.<\/p>\n
According to her guilty plea, Farr organized a conspiracy in which she submitted false and fraudulent documents to the VA in support of her disability compensation claims, as well as for the disability claims for her then-husband, Michael Vincent Pace, and for her father, Individual 1. The fraudulent documents stated that Farr, Pace, and Individual 1 were homebound and required full-time assistance for basic tasks such as eating, bathing, and dressing. In fact, all three individuals lived active lives and did not require such assistance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n