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Date: 08-23-2022
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United States of America v. Tammy Jean Hogan
Case Number: 3:21-cr-00019
Judge: Lee Rudofsky
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Little Rock, Arkansas criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with social security fraud.
In February 2020, a referral to the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Cooperative Disability Investigations Unit alleged that Tammy Jean Hogan, age 58, who served as representative payee for her husband, was concealing numerous properties the couple owned from 2009 through 2021. Investigation revealed that Hogan intentionally concealed household income and resources in order to maintain her husband’s eligibility from August 2009 through March 2021, resulting in $96,397 being paid to Hogan.
A grand jury indicted Hogan in May 2021, and she pleaded guilty in April 2022. The investigation was conducted by the Social Security Administration OIG, and the case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Amanda Jegley.
18:1001(a)(2) Making False Statements to the Social Security Administration
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to five years of probation with one year to be served in home confinement and was ordered to pay a $9,600 fine and $96,397 in restitution as well as perform 400 hours of community service.
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