Decade long social security fraud scheme comes to an end

DELAWARE – A decade long social security scheme out of Delaware, has come to an end.

42-year-old, Marques Fountain of Seaford, was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.

According to court documents, Fountain collected another mans social security retirement benefits after the beneficiary died. Fountain was his caretaker, before passing in 2009.

For more than a decade, Fountain had access to the deceased’s bank account using nearly $150,000 dollars.

After admitting that he knew stealing the money was wrong, Fountain pleaded guilty in October 2021.

“Social Security Administration benefits provide much needed assistance to the most vulnerable members of our society. Mr. Fountain spent a decade stealing from the federal government.  Thanks to the work of the SSA Office of the Inspector General, Fountain will now spend time in federal prison and be required to pay full restitution to the government,” said U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss.