Criminal
Jun. 29, 2013
Defender charged with stealing Social Security benefits
Federal prosecutors charged a longtime Riverside deputy public defender with stealing nearly $130,000 in Social Security benefits assigned to her deceased grandmother 12 years after the woman's death.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
RIVERSIDE - Federal prosecutors this week charged a longtime deputy public defender with stealing nearly $130,000 in Social Security benefits assigned to her deceased grandmother 12 years after the woman's death.
Audrey Owens, 60, surrendered to authorities Wednesday and made her first appearance before a magistrate judge later that day. She could face a maximum of 10 years in federal prison if con...
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