Open Letter: Marriage Penalties for the Disabled Are Unfair
Bob Branco is a blind listener from the New Bedford area and he has a few words for the government.
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SSI Fraud
BOSTON - A Rehoboth woman has been ordered to pay back nearly $30,000 and a fine to the U.S. Government after fraudulently collecting Social Security benefits.
44-year-old Joanna Boyer pleaded guilty to one count of social security fraud, two counts of making false statements and one count of theft of public money last November, and was sentenced Wednesday in U...
New Bedford Police: Couple Living in Govt. Housing had $88K Cash and Drugs
New Bedford Police arrest two people and find nearly $90,000 and drugs as a result of a raid in a housing development in the city.
Police carried out a search warrant Monday evening as a result of an investigation at 182 Chancery street, located in the Temple Landing Housing Development...
Identity Theft Arrest
A Jamaican woman living in Fall River under a false identity has been arrested.
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz's Office says 51-year-old Sandra McDonald has been charged with aggravated identity theft, theft of public money, passport fraud, and falsely representing a social security number...
Stolen SSI Cash Returned To City Woman
A lucky New Bedford woman is getting her Social Security money back after all.
The woman had last Friday mistakenly left the cash in an envelope on the counter of a local conveinence store.
Store surveillance video showed that a heavy-set man came up to the counter, and stuffed the envelope into his pocket and then walked away.
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