Richfield Man One of Four Who Have Pleaded Guilty to Social Security Fraud Charges

A Social Security Administration worker from St. Paul pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring with a Richfield man and two others to commit Social Security fraud for almost a decade, according to a news release from the office of the United States Attorney for Minnesota. 

Victor Ray Holloway, 52, of Richfield was indicted in November 2012 on four counts related to the alleged fraud scheme. He pleaded guilty to two counts in March 2013. The Social Security worker, Dianne Josephine Chess, was the last of the four to plead guilty. 

According to the news release:  

On March 11, 2013, Victor Ray Holloway, age 52, of Richfield, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of theft of public funds in connection to this scheme. In his plea agreement, Holloway, also known as Victor Young, admitted that from 2001 through June 2010, he conspired with Chess and others to deceive the SSA. In addition, Holloway admitted that on June 13, 2008, he used the fraudulently obtained Social Security account number assigned to Victor Young while applying for a Minnesota identification card, and that from 2002 through October 2012, he embezzled approximately $77,318 in unentitled Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) disability benefits. ...

For their crimes, the four defendants face a potential maximum penalty of five years on each count. [United States District Court Chief] Judge [Michael J.] Davis will determine their sentences at future hearings, yet to be scheduled.