Chicago woman who hid mother’s body in freezer indicted on fraud charges
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A Chicago woman who kept her mother’s body in a freezer for two years has been indicted on federal charges of stealing Social Security and food assistance benefits, according to prosecutors. She allegedly assumed her mother’s identity and continued collecting benefits after her death.
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CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — A Chicago woman who previously admitted to hiding her deceased mother's body in a garage freezer for nearly two years is now facing federal fraud charges after prosecutors alleged she collected more than $20,000 in government benefits while concealing the death.
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.
A Chicago woman who kept her mother’s body in a freezer for two years has been indicted on federal charges of stealing Social Security and food assistance benefits, according to prosecutors. She allegedly assumed her mother’s identity and continued collecting benefits after her death.
