Mexican man assumes American's identity for 37 years, steals $361,000 in government benefits

[mrclose]

I worked it out for Y'all!
$361,000 ÷ 37 years= $9,756 a year (or thereabouts)

Not great for USA livin but almost Rich in Tijuana!

It started as a rather straightforward Social Security fraud investigation — a man receiving disability benefits pretending to live in the United States when in fact he lived in Tijuana.

What authorities uncovered was a 37-year identity theft scheme by an unauthorized immigrant and repeat felon who bilked federal, state and local governments out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits, according to a plea agreement entered in San Diego federal court this week.

Andres Avelino Anduaga — if that’s even his real name — admitted to assuming the identity of a U.S. citizen in 1980. Armed with a fake birth certificate, he developed a seemingly legitimate persona by applying for a California driver’s license, Social Security number and U.S. passport.

The official documents identified him as Abraham Riojos, born in Alpine, Texas, in 1958.

The documents allowed him to move freely between Mexico and the U.S., and also to receive nearly $361,000 in government benefits over the years.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-identity-theft-20180302-story.html

[truth_seeker]

One of many examples of our inept federal government.

The top career managers of the federal government mostly reside in DC, and have vested interests to have their plantations bigger and bigger, not the opposite.

Both parties come and go but do virtually nothing to incentivize scrutiny of spending.

[AllThatJazzZ]

Raise your hand if you think he's the only illegal bilking us. Anyone? Anyone?

[Sanguine]

Raise your hand if you think he's the only illegal bilking us. Anyone? Anyone?

 

[XenaLee]

Since that is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, I posit that we are being bilked out of billions in fraud by illegals and other criminal types.

And unfortunately, there is no apparent will to ferret out and eliminate this fraud.  That would be cruel and insensitive and not politically correct, dontcha know.

[mrclose]

A dreamer just livin’ the dream.