ASHLAND A Lawrence County, Kentucky, man indicted last spring by a federal grand jury on charges of defrauding Social Security pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court.
ASHLAND A Lawrence County, Kentucky, man indicted last spring by a federal grand jury on charges of defrauding Social Security pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court.
ASHLAND A Lawrence County man has been accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Social Security Administration.
Lavern Cecil Brandt was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Ashland on one count of stealing from SSI in excess of $1,000, one count of failing to disclose an event that could affect his payments and one count of swearing a false or fraudulent claim on a Social Security form.
Brandtâs indictment shows the payments were made from 2014 to 2018, amounting to almost $62,000. Brandt was receiving benefits through Title II, more commonly known as disability, according to court records.
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A Lawrence Co man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Ashland on charges of theft of government funds, Social Security fraud and making false statements. According to information, Lavern Cecil Brandt, 55, of Lowmansville, is accused of drawing government benefits to which he was not entitled between February of 2014 and November of 2018. If found guilty, Prosecutors are also seeking Brandt to repay nearly $62,000 in benefits he had received. Brandt is facing up to 10 years in prison. He’s scheduled to appear in Ashland federal court later this month. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );