A Cincinnati, Ohio, woman was spared from prison after pleading guilty to stealing $500,000 in veterans benefits by impersonating her dead mother for 50 years.
from the federal Veterans Affairs department by impersonating her dead mother for nearly 50 years has been spared a prison term., had pleaded guilty last August to theft of public money. She was sentenced Thursday to a year of home detention and five years of probation, and also must repay the $461,780 that she improperly received.who fought in World War II.
Irene Ferrin, 76, was sentenced to a year of home detention and five years of probation for stealing half a million dollars in veterans benefits.In 1973, payments were $250 per month, but they increased steadily over the years, according to court documents. By 2021, when the theft was discovered, the monthly payments were about $1,360.
According to court documents, Ferrin’s federal public defender said her father’s death"wreaked financial and emotional havoc on the family." Ferrin moved her mother and younger siblings − then 8, 10 and 11 − into her home to live with her, her husband and their three young children. After her mother died, Ferrin’s husband at the time told her to continue cashing the checks"in order to keep money coming in" to cover food costs and other bills, according to her attorney.
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