DOJ v. RICARDO SANTIAGO

RICARDO SANTIAGO was sentenced to 57 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for fraudulently obtaining Social Security, unemployment, and Food Stamp benefits. According to court documents and statements made in court, between 2002 and 2024, Santiago concealed income from federal and state government agencies by providing false identification to employers. According to court documents and statements made in court, Santiago collected more than $316,000 in RSDI payments to which he was not entitled. Santiago allegedly made more than $18,000 in purchases with SNAP benefits to which he was not entitled. According to court documents and statements made in court, from April 2020 through February 2021, Santiago received more than $36,000 in Unemployment Insurance benefits to which he was not entitled.

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