A Michigan resident has been sentenced for defrauding a public pension system by unlawfully collecting retirement benefits after the death of a family member, prosecutors announced. According to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, the defendant concealed the pension recipient’s death for years, allowing monthly benefit payments to continue long after eligibility had ended. Authorities say […]
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