Criminal
Jun. 4, 2014
Former defender gets a year in prison for stealing dead grandmother's benefits
Audrey Owens, 61, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of theft of government property after authorities determined she received monthly Social Security benefits for 12 years after her grandmother's death in 2000.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
RIVERSIDE - A former Riverside County deputy public defender was sentenced to a year in prison Monday for stealing nearly $130,000 in Social Security payments intended for her deceased grandmother.
Audrey Owens, 61, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of theft of government property after authorities determined she received monthly retirement benefits for 12 years after her grandmother's death in...
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