US Attorney Former Social Security Employee Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for a Scheme to Obtain Over $236,000 in Social Security Benefits by Submitt

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Press Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland

U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Cheikh Ahmet Tidiane Cisse, age 45, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to three years and a day in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for theft of government property and aggravated identity theft, in connection with a scheme in which Cisse filed fraudulent claims for Social Security benefits using fictitious identities and the identities of actual individuals, and attempted to collected over $236,000. Judge Russell also ordered Cisse to pay restitution of $83,247 and forfeit $30,000 seized from Cisse’s home and pay a money judgment in the amount of $51,107.

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