U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans with the Department of Justice announced that 42-year-old John Edward of New Orleans pled guilty to Theft of Government Funds for stealing tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security payments from a dead person.
According to court documents, beginning around July 2015 and continuing through March 2020, Jones collected Social Security Administration benefits paid to an unidentified deceased individual. The DOJ says in total, Jones fraudulently received approximately $40,361.00 in Social Security Administration benefits to which he was not entitled.
Jones faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, followed by up to three years of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000.00,
U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter set sentencing for September 8, 2022.
