An American admitted in court on Tuesday, June 27, having embezzled $ 860,000, or nearly 790,000 euros, in allowances and credit cards by hiding the death of his mother since 1990.
A historic fraud for the American District. Tuesday, June 27, Donald Felix Zampach admitted before the federal court of the United States to have embezzled for 860,000 dollars, or nearly 790,000 euros, allowances and credit cards by taking advantage of the undeclared death of his mother since 1990.
In detail, the man from Poway, north of San Diego, recovered 830,000 dollars, or more than 760,000 euros, in benefits paid to his parent by social security. He also collected $30,000, the equivalent of more than 27,520 euros, in fraudulently opened credit cards over three decades.
“This crime is considered the longest running and largest fraud of its kind in this district. The defendant did not just passively cash checks sent to his deceased mother. This is an elaborate fraud that spans more than three decades and required aggressive actions and deception to maintain the ruse,” said Randy Grossman, the United States Attorney, whose remarks have been reported by The Guardian.
Successive frauds to the credit of this Californian
As soon as his 65-year-old mother died in Japan in 1990, Donald Felix Zampach began the questionable manipulations. In particular, he transferred the property rights of his mother’s house to his benefit.
For more than three decades, the scammer forged his mother’s signature to abuse her bank account and falsify her tax returns. For thirty years, Donald Felix Zampach took care to hide the death of his mother from social security to continue to collect payments.
The Californian pleaded guilty to charges of “money laundering” and “social security fraud” on Tuesday. Donald Felix Zampach has been released on bail pending a verdict in his case on September 20. If convicted at trial, he faces a 25-year prison sentence.
The United States totaled nearly 70 million Social Security recipients in 2020, according to the US administration. This has ensured that the rate of fraudulent incidents noted is less than 1%.
2023-07-04 17:51:17
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