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Illinois Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Withdrawing Over $107,000 in Social Security Benefits
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Illinois Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Withdrawing Over $107,000 in Social Security Benefits

Jonathan Frank Barner receives 15-month prison term and forfeiture order after admitting to theft of government funds spanning a decade

A federal court in Tampa, Florida, sentenced Jonathan Frank Barner to 15 months in prison for unlawfully accessing and spending Social Security retirement benefits intended for his deceased grandmother. Barner stole more than $107,000 over a ten-year period by withdrawing funds from her bank account without reporting…

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