ALBANY, NEW YORK - Lawrence Macera, age 65, of Rensselaer, was sentenced yesterday to serve two years of probation and to pay $54,041.43 in restitution on a conviction of theft of government property, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Martin J. Dickman, Inspector General for the United States Railroad Retirement Board.
In May, Macera pled guilty to a one-count Information charging theft of government property. Macera was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mae A. D’Agostino.
Macera was prosecuted for receiving approximately $54,041.43 of retirement benefits to which he was not entitled. Specifically, Macera, who was receiving a disability annuity from the Railroad Retirement Board at the time, failed to report income that he received between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2010. His failure to report that income caused the Railroad Retirement Board to pay him money to which he was not entitled.
This case was investigated by the United States Railroad Retirement Board, Office of Inspector General, and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Emily T. Farber.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
