DES MOINES, IOWA -- From the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Soutern District of Iowa
On July 15, 2011, Derek Jeremiah Bowden, age 36, of Fort Madison, IA, was sentenced for offenses related to Social Security fraud.
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United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. announced in a press release that Bowden has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for making false statements to a claims representative of the Social Security Administration.
United States District Judge James E. Gritzner also sentenced him to 3 years supervised release following imprisonment.
In January, 2007, Bowden received over $40,000 from his mother’s life insurance policy. Bowden began receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits that same month and did not report his receipt of the life insurance money to the Social Security Administration. On December 7, 2009, during an interview to determine Bowden’s continued entitlement to benefits, Bowden lied to a claims representative by stating that he had no bank account or other resources.
In actuality Bowden had a bank account with a balance of $9,000 left over from his mother’s life insurance policy. Bowden pled guilty to making false statements to United States officers.
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