This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Maine), published as received.
BANGOR, Maine: An Augusta woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to social security benefit fraud.
According to court records, from about October 2018 to April 2022, Deborah Oldis, 63, intentionally concealed and failed to disclose her ownership of assets, including bonds, stocks, and a personal bank account. These assets would have rendered her ineligible to receive Social Security benefits or would have reduced the benefits she was due. As a result of her actions, Oldis received an overpayment of $34,540 in benefits.
Oldis faces up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release. She will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General investigated the case.
On April 7, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (“Fraud Division”). The Fraud Division is investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people. The Department’s work to combat fraud supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs.
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