$1M SNAP, Medicaid Scam Used Fake Kids, Stolen IDs By PA Man: DOJ
A Pennsylvania man admitted to fabricating fake families and using stolen identities to swindle over $1 million in SNAP and Medicaid benefits, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday, April 29.
James Sessoms, 60, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in federal court to a sweeping fraud scheme that spanned four years, involved multiple aliases, and included imaginary spouses and children, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Between November 2019 and November 2023, Sessoms submitted dozens of phony applications for government assistance, using real So…
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities
A Baltimore woman illegally using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards to collect baby formula she claimed to be sending to Ukraine, lead to the arrest of a Romanian man illegally in the US who allegedly forged documents for her, authorities say.
Eglisa Ciuciu, 25, of Baltimore, MD, and Sandrino Trifu, 32, of Croaova, Romania were arrested along with an unnamed 15-year-old in connection to a bizarre baby formula theft at the Gettysburg Walmart on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.
Ciuciu used the 15-year-old to transport the stolen goods from the store that she supposedly needed “to s…
