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href="/news-releases/2024-12-23-gainesville-man-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-stealing-social-security-disability-benefits/" >Gainesville Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Social Security Disability Benefits</a > </h3> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <div class="margin-top-neg-105 font-family-ui"> December 20, 2024 </div> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div class=" padding-bottom-5 margin-top-4 usa-prose border-bottom-05 border-base-lightest usa-content " > <h3 class="title"> <a class="usa-link text-no-underline" href="/news-releases/2024-12-19-schenectady-woman-indicted-on-social-security-fraud-charges/" >Schenectady Woman Indicted on Social Security Fraud Charges</a > </h3> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <div class="margin-top-neg-105 font-family-ui"> December 18, 2024 </div> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div class=" padding-bottom-5 margin-top-4 usa-prose border-bottom-05 border-base-lightest usa-content " > <h3 class="title"> <a class="usa-link text-no-underline" 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