Former Gardner SSA employee sentenced for trying to lure beneficiary into prostitution

Former Gardner SSA employee sentenced for trying to lure beneficiary into prostitution

GARDNER — A former Social Security Administration (SSA) employee at the Gardner office was sentenced to prison recently for attempting to coerce a beneficiary into crossing state lines to engage in prostitution. Dae Sung Kim, 36, of Auburn, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to six months in prison and five years of supervised release. In February 2025, Kim pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to induce a person t…