Woman Convicted Of Stealing $120,000 Using Dead Mother's Info
BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)- A woman has been convicted of stealing more than $100,000 by using her dead mother's Social Security number.
Terri Sue Potter has been convicted of three counts of felony theft for using her deceased mother's information to steal $120,000 in Social Security payments over a period of 25 years.
The Adams County District Court jury heard evidence in the case and delivered the guilty verdicts Tuesday afternoon. Potter, 58, was convicted for taking the money from 1987 to 2012.
Potter's mother, Helen Browning Potter, was born in 1911 and obtained a Social Security card in 1937 when the program began.
The theft was discovered under the Social Security Administration's Centenarian Program in which people who are more than 100 years old are contacted to see if they need additional benefits.
When employees attempted to contact Helen Browning Potter they discovered she died in 1987.
Potter is free on $10,000 bond. Sentencing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, 2015 in Adams County Court.
