GREENBELT, Md. — A Maryland girl who previously served within the U.S. Navy has pleaded responsible to conspiring to submit false claims to the Division of Veterans Affairs and the Social Safety Administration to acquire greater than $1 million in incapacity advantages, a federal prosecutor mentioned.
Angela Marie Farr, 36, of Leonardtown pleaded responsible on Friday to conspiracy to commit theft of presidency property and two counts of theft of presidency property, mentioned U.S. Legal professional Erek Barron in a information launch.
In accordance with her responsible plea, Farr organized a conspiracy during which she submitted false and fraudulent paperwork to the VA in help of her claims for incapacity compensation, in addition to for her then-husband and her father. Regardless of saying within the claims that each males had been homebound, they had been truly residing energetic lives, the information launch mentioned.
Two years after she was administratively discharged from the Navy, Farr filed a declare for incapacity compensation for post-traumatic stress dysfunction after being sexually assaulted whereas on obligation three years earlier. She additionally claimed that she was severely injured in a visitors accident when she was struck by a drunk driver whereas driving on obligation in 2006.
Farr additionally acquired advantages from the Social Safety Administration in 2016 primarily based on the identical disabilities cited in her VA claims regardless of working for the Division of Protection.
Farr faces as much as 5 years in federal jail for the conspiracy and as a lot as 10 years for every rely of theft of presidency property. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 4.
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