James Sexton Lied About Working While Receiving Disability Benefits
Roanoke, VIRGINIA - A Roanoke man, who worked while receiving disability benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board, pled guilty yesterday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Roanoke, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.
James Sexton, 66, pled guilty yesterday to one count of theft of government money. At sentencing, Sexton faces a maximum possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and restitution.
According to evidence presented at yesterday’s guilty plea hearing, Sexton began receiving disability benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board in 1997 and acknowledged that he was required to report any work he performed or earnings to the government. However, he admitted yesterday that he failed to report $475,645 in income earned through employment with various financial companies.
The investigation of the case was conducted by the Railroad Retirement Board, Office of the Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorney Charlene R. Day prosecuted the case for the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
