Columbia, SC woman accused of false claims to receive disability funds
December 3rd, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by BNO News ( Leave a comment )COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA (BNO NEWS) — A South Carolina woman has been charged with making false claims against the federal government, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Sharon Jackson Bookert, 46, of Columbia, was charged by a federal grand jury in an indictment which alleges her of falsely claiming that she had not received her federal disability checks, said U.S. Attorney W. Walter Wilkins.
According to the indictment, Bookert falsely claimed that she had not received her federal disability checks, causing two replacement checks to be issued to her.
The case was investigated by agents of the United States Secret Service and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Robert C. Jendron, Jr., of the Columbia office for prosecution.
The maximum penalty, if she is found guilty, is a fine of $250,000 and imprisonment for up to five years.
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