TUCSON, Ariz — The U.S. District Judge sentenced a Tucson business owner to six months in prison and ordered him to pay over $300,000 in restitution and a hefty fine for fraud against the Social Security Administration.
Kevin Cummings, 51, was sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay $305,371.20 plus a $200,000 fine for providing a false statement related to Social Security.
Michael Bailey, a U.S. attorney, said in a statement:
“Yet another example of someone trying to defraud the system, this time stealing benefits intended for the disabled. Thanks to our partners at the Social Security Office for putting the time and resources into investigating this matter.”
The SSA found that in 2003, Cummings began to collect disability. In 2005 and 2006, they found that he was receiving employment benefits as well as disability.
Cummings admitted that he had one of his employees make false representations concerning his employment status. Between 2005 and 2014, Cummings cost the SSA $305,371.20 in falsified disability.
Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General of Social Security said:
“My office will continue to hold accountable those who defraud the Social Security Administration. I want to thank the U.S. Attorney’s Office for its support of our investigation and its efforts to bring this individual to justice and recover these funds for SSA.”
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