Portage Park woman charged with stealing dead mother's Social Security benefits
A Portage Park woman was charged with theft and fraud for allegedly hiding her mother's body in a freezer to continue collecting Social Security benefits. She is among 17 defendants nationwide accused of defrauding the program of $1.3 million.
A woman accused of hiding her mother’s body in a freezer while she collected her Social Security benefits is among 17 defendants from across the country who were accused of defrauding the program of up to $1.3 million, according to the U.S. Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division.Eva Bratcher, 72, was charged in the Northern District of Illinois in August with theft of government property and fraud related to misrepresentation or misuse of Social Security benefits totaling…
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