Penelope Jordan Pled Guilty To Collecting Dead Mother's Federal Benefits For Six Years

New York Times:

SEBASTIAN, Fla. A South Florida woman pleaded guilty to collecting her dead mother's federal benefits for six years after her death, all the while the mother's decomposing body remained in the house the two women shared.

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Comments

[rabiddog6708]

You would have thought she could have at least buried her mother's body in the back yard or someplace. To leave a decomposing body in the house suggests that this woman is not playing with a full deck.

[jazzman]

Wow! This sounds like the exact same thing financial executives are doing.

[jalowe1957]

I've heard of identity theft and social security fraud, but THIS?

[spartanmom]

At least the guy in NY had the sense to put the corpse in the freezer!

[gnomic]

You would think that she could have hired a house cleaner.

[RobDykstra]

She must have forged her mothers signature on the SS forms because every year they send you a form to see if you are stilll alive. Just got mine last week and sent it in.

Otherwise the computer will keep paying you forever.

[lochnessmonster]

Last week it was some guy posing as his Mom for six years. How many others are there and could the financial problems of social security and medicare be cured by eliminating this fraud?

[discourse jockey]

No.

[KinkyGirl]

That's what capitalism does to you.

[tlgeiger62]

So putting this obviously disturbed 61 yr old woman in prison and charging her $500,000 is what has been decided BY THE EXPERTS. Way to go!

[chawnyce]

She is a criminal. She has been befrauding the system for years.
"Get a JOB lady!"

[Decipherer]

I am sure she's likely to get a good job while serving a 10-year prison sentence.

[PWM]

If crime is not punished then others will be encouraged to do similar things.

[LeonBNJ]

Perhaps Social Security needs to put in some procedures to check on the status of beneficaires at least once a year to make sure they are alive or otherwise eligable for benefits.

[Decipherer]

And if they know how to spell "eligible.­"

[RobDykstra]

They DO send out letters every year......­..........­.got mine last week. You must sign and return to keep getting payments. Of course this woman just forged her mothers name no doubt.

[GoodFeathers]

Most likely a republican.

[pricespector]

Republicans work for their benefits.

[pokemon]

Know plenty who abuse the system, and say that people on welfare are societies worst while they collect disability.

[RJII]

the largest form of welfare in this country is the Farm Bill in the name of "subsidies". It's largest recipients are white male republicans.

[Hirnlego]

Yes.
They work hard against the benefit of others.

[brooklyncitizen]

Sad.

[BlackYowe]

It takes all kinds that is all I can say to a story like this. How on earth could anyone live with a rotting body?

[pokemon]

The smell is gone after awhile, and you could put a lamp shade on to cover her up.

[mychagal]

This woman was obviously mentally ill. She should get treatment. She will probably be remanded to a facility for the criminally insane.

[Name Not In Use]

Probably happens all the time but the people doing it do not have Alzheimer's so they don't get caught.

[FROGi]

So i turned out that the man dressing like a woman was actually a real woman.

[eternalkerri]

what?

[BlackYowe]

That was another story the other day.