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Date Published
January 27, 2014
News Type
Press Release
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This Press Release Courtesy of United States Attorney Daniel G. Bogden - Department of Justice - District of Nevada

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A woman who pleaded guilty to stealing over $400,000 from the unemployment system, public housing authority, and Social Security Administration, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $477,466 in restitution, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.

Teresa Ann Towns, 50, who pleaded guilty in October 2013 to three counts of theft of government money, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Lloyd D. George.  Towns was indicted and arrested in June 2013, and has been in custody since that time.

“Stealing from government benefits programs is a serious crime with serious consequences,” said U.S. Attorney Bogden.  “Besides protecting our citizens...