A Sacramento woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to a felony charge of theft of government property.
Carol Lynn Turk, 65, admitted to the theft of Social Security funds, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
According to the plea agreement, Turk began receiving Supplemental Security Income about 1998. From June 2003 until at least October 2007, with a four-month break, Turk lived with her husband, who was paid by Sacramento County to provide in-home support services for her.
Turk was required to disclose changes in her living situation to the Social Security Administration, because an individual's household as a whole is considered in determining the amount of SSI benefits.
Officials said Turk failed to disclose that she and her husband lived together, and instead lied about the situation and hid their co-habitation from the Social Security Administration. As a result, Turk received overpayments in excess of $14,000, according to the news release.
The case resulted from an investigation by the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Turk is to be sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb on July 18.
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