Mercer County Woman Sentenced to Suspended Jail Term and Ordered to Pay Full Restitution After Stealing $268K by Fraudulently Collecting State Pension Benefits
August 31, 2024
August 31, 2024
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release:
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced the sentencing of a Mercer County woman for her theft of more than $268,000 in the form of survivor benefits she fraudulently collected from her deceased husband's pension, knowing she was no longer eligible for the payments after she had remarried.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced the sentencing of a Mercer County woman for her theft of more than $268,000 in the form of survivor benefits she fraudulently collected from her deceased husband's pension, knowing she was no longer eligible for the payments after she had remarried.