Rockford, ILA Rockford, Illinois woman recently pleaded guilty to federal charges related to VA benefits fraud, the Rockford Register Star reports.
According to the news provider, Jeannine E. Snider, 66, admitted to making false statements on a US Department of Veterans Affairs pension form and subsequently receiving more than $43,000 in fraudulent benefits between 2000 and 2007.
Snider is alleged to have made false statements claiming she was married to an Army veteran who died in May 2000, according to the news source. On the application for benefits, Snider reportedly claimed that the pair had been married in Mexico in 1986, but the couple was never legally married.
In addition, Snider admitted that she made a number of inaccurate statements about her prior work history, including saying she was unemployed during periods when she actually had a job.
As a result of the guilty plea, Snider reportedly faces a possible sentence of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, the news provider said.
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