{"id":865745,"date":"2026-09-30T10:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/865745\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:16:07","slug":"17-people-charged-for-allegedly-stealing-1-3-million-in-social-security-benefits-report-wset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/865745\/","title":{"rendered":"17 people charged for allegedly stealing $1.3 million in Social Security benefits: report &#8211; WSET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-AFBVV95cUxQUEdBbVRta0RJOHJ5RFppR3lLWWpwaWJMY2xfamdKYkVGdlVYZ0RBN3BDVDUwcWNvdkZLRUliR3NHanhrOWx6Wm1aSUZfU3NTdVZ6VF9oajNORlZfR0xDZzJHNUlreHFIQ2JaMHlMal9Xbk1jTFhyQVFqaE40UzVPQ0dWek1YRERKZEgtSy1FX0k2QmFQTFFVRExLUkNuZzBVVHdkekF2RkI0dk9DMG9CN0xTZ0VvMVdJckl3cXhYdVpZd1k3XzJEVE1CMkhDU1FLa1JtZXBIaFFMelBnVWpIcXJJWnVmUTBQSEtQZXpQVWRieFRkNmJIVQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">17 people 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href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-AFBVV95cUxOd2hhU0c3dlZ2eE85enFxSXlpQkQ0MEUzZUhoRktCRjRFRW1iaWY4ZFdVV0E0S2hHOExvOUxEVXRSbjFQeGFhOVluMGpOaHgyajhPYUkwWnBtbm1FN25vNHl2aFF4WHQzeVhwS1QyWlFNQ0djR3FMRkRlV0xKRHlwaDgzZjQtdWJFZnRkZm04MVZBaERUb2JYYTdQQ1ZrMVNSWGkzMDd5VkRIdGtvQmJBcERWQkNlNnoxa1FiTkFzZFBBYnhsNnVTTmZ4QVdWa0hXUmxNaFlxYlRQWFlzZnVFQnNXT0Ria0pMRkpOMW9fMTRMM0Y5RjZ0MQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Exclusive | DOJ charges 17 with stealing $1.3M in Social Security \u2013 including woman who kept dead mom in freezer<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;New York Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"17 people charged for allegedly stealing $1.3 million in Social Security benefits: report&nbsp;&nbsp;WSETEva Bratcher accused of collecting 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