A CRIME NEARLY 22 YEARS IN THE MAKING: 60 YEAR OLD JUDITH ANN SANCHEZ OF ALBUQUERQUE WAS SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT ON THURSDAY TO THREE YEARS PROBATION. SHE WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY NEARLY 385-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, SANCHEZ PLEADED GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM THE S-S-A BETWEEN 1990 AND 2012. THE EMBEZZLED FUNDS CAME FROM VARIOUS S-S-A PROGRAMS SUCH AS SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAID BENEFITS.
