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Son Steals $80K In Pension Benefits Issued To Deceased Father On Long Island, DA Says Son Steals $80K In Pension Benefits Issued To Deceased Father On Long Island, DA Says
Son Steals $80K In Pension Benefits Issued To Deceased Father On Long Island, DA Says For more than two years after his Long Island father’s death, a man stole thousands of dollars worth of his pension payments, prosecutors alleged. Richard Gaines Jr., age 51, of Daytona Beach, Florida, was arraigned on grand larceny and related charges in Nassau County Court on Friday, Nov. 22. Prosecutors said Gaines’ father, a former Long Beach resident, was the sole account holder of a bank account in which he received his New York State and Local Retirement System pension via direct deposit. After his father died in November 2019, pension deposits continued to flow into the account, t…

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Ex-Huntington Town Worker Admits Stealing $56K Of Deceased Mother's Pension Funds Ex-Huntington Town Worker Admits Stealing $56K Of Deceased Mother's Pension Funds
Ex-Huntington Town Worker Admits Stealing $56K Of Deceased Mother's Pension Funds A former town employee on Long Island confessed to stealing thousands of dollars from his deceased mother’s pension funds. Moses Johnson, age 63, of Huntington, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Prosecutors said Johnson’s mother died in April 2021 and he never notified the bank or the New York State and Local Retirement System of her death. Between April 2021 and June 2022, he collected a total of 15 unauthorized payments totaling $56,411. The stolen funds were traced from Johnson’s mother’s bank account into his bank account. Johnson worked for …

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