Social Security employee accused of stealing from beneficiaries

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LOS ANGELES -- A Pomona woman who works for the U.S. Social Security Administration was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges that she stole from Social Security beneficiaries.

Gezal Rebbecca Duran, 32, was indicted on four counts of theft by a government employee, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

She was arrested July 22 and released on bail, and is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 29 in Los Angeles federal court, according to the news release.

Duran allegedly stole money between October 2009 and October 2010 while she worked as a claims representative at the Social Security Administration district office in Whittier, according to the news release.

Duran allegedly stole funds by contacting Social Security beneficiaries, telling them they'd been overpaid in their benefits, and demanding that they refund the money in Duran's name, according to the news release.

Today's indictment carries charges for four alleged thefts totaling $6,000, though investigators believe Duran may have taken more than $17,000 from at least 15 beneficiaries, according to the news release.

Duran faces up to 40 years in prison, according to the news release.


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