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Date: 09-13-2020

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United States of America v. Jessica Pascale

Case Number: 1:20-cr-00001-LEK

Judge: Lawrence E. Kahn

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Albany County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office, Albany, New York

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Description: Albany, NY - Social Security Fraud





The United States of America charged Jessica Pascale, age 35, with efrauding the Social Security Administration (SSA) by diverting and stealing the benefit payments of two individuals with disabilities while she was employed as a Social Security claims representative.

As part of her earlier guilty plea, Pascale admitted that in July and September 2019, she used the SSA computer system to divert two separate Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit payments intended for two SSI beneficiaries with disabilities into her personal bank account. Neither of the beneficiaries were aware of the thefts, which were discovered through internal controls at SSA. Pascale pled guilty to four felony charges: two charges of theft of government property and two charges of fraud in connection with identification information.

The court also ordered Pascale to pay full restitution to SSA, as well as a fine of $1,000.

This case was investigated by the SSA Office of the Inspector General and was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrian S. LaRochelle.

18:641.F - PUBLIC MONEY, PROPERTY OR RECORDS
(1-2)

18:1028A.F - FRAUD WITH IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS
(3-4)

Outcome: Ms. Pascale was sentenced to: a term of probation for 1 year with special conditions, $400.00 special assessment, $1000.00 fine & $3,309.34 in restitution

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