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NC man sentenced for $70K theft in government retirement funds

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) - A Candler man was sentenced to over a year in prison after stealing over $70,000 in government funds. Mark Alan Barnes, 44, pled guilty in February 2025 to charges of Social Security benefits fraud. Court documents, from 2015 to 2020, revealed that Barnes had stolen $77,770 in retirement benefits that were intended for a deceased beneficiary, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carol…

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Local man sentenced for collecting Social Security benefits of dead person

Officials said the man illegally collected more than $70,000 in retirement benefits.

·Greenville, United States
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NC man sentenced for $70K theft in government retirement funds

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) - A Candler man was sentenced to over a year in prison after stealing over $70,000 in government funds. Mark Alan Barnes, 44, pled guilty in February 2025 to charges of Social Security benefits fraud. Court documents, from 2015 to 2020, revealed that Barnes had stolen $77,770 in retirement benefits that were intended for a deceased beneficiary, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carol…

·Savannah, United States
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WSPA broke the news in Savannah, United States on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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