Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 7:05 am
Beloit Daily News

An undocumented Mexican immigrant who was living in Clinton was sentenced Tuesday for Social Security fraud and Medicaid and Medicare fraud.

Amira Avendano-Hernandez, 42, was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay $231,920.50 in restitution during sentencing in U.S. District Court - Western District of Wisconsin in Madison.

She was accused of using the name of another person to gain Social Security benefits on May 18, 2002, and submitting another application for benefits using another name on May 27, 2005, asserting a disability at the Monroe County Offices of Social Security. She was also received $66,457.50 in Social Security Disability Income between April 2005 and December 2011. Also the Medicaid program paid $153,074 and Medicare paid $12389 to the University of Wisconsin Health Center and other medical providers for her care.

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