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Attorney General Mike DeWine
Woman Indicted
for Defrauding OPERS, Social Security of Nearly $1 Million
(CLEVELAND)—A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted a Euclid woman on
28 counts related to alleged theft of public pension and social
security benefits totaling almost $1 million dollars.
Eva J. Allen, 73, formerly of East Cleveland, was indicted on the
following counts:
One count of Identity Fraud, a felony of the first
degree
Two counts of Theft, felonies of the second degree
25 counts of Money Laundering, felonies of the third
degree
Allen is accused of forging documents to continue collecting both
Social Security and Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
pension benefits in the name of a relative who was actually deceased.
The fraudulent benefits were received beginning in 1991 and continued
for nearly 23 years. The total of alleged fraudulent payments is
estimated to be more than $650,000 from OPERS and more than $290,000
from Social Security.
The investigation was conducted by the Ohio Auditor’s Office upon the
recommendation of OPERS and the Social Security Administration. The
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office and the Ohio Attorney General’s
Special Prosecutions Section are jointly prosecuting the case.
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