LAS VEGAS (KLAS) A husband and wife from Las Vegas have been sentenced to nearly 2-years in prison after assuming the identity of a deceased person and stealing more than $300,000 in retirement payments.<\/p>\n
According to the U.S. Attorneys office, 53-year-old Rodolfo Segovia and his wife 48-year-old Jennifer Segovia assumed the identity of the deceased person for nearly 12 years. <\/p>\n
Court documents state that the U.S. Office of Personnel management deposited annuity payments into a former federal employees bank account because it was not notified of the persons death. <\/p>\n
The couple stole at least $308,391.72 by redirecting the annuity payments of the deceased person into their own accounts from 2005 to 2017.<\/p>\n
Rodolfo and Jennifer each pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government money or property. Both were sentenced to 21 months in prison. <\/p>\n
In addition to the term of imprisonment, the judge sentenced the Segovias to three years each of supervised release. <\/p>\n
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