Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
An East Weymouth resident, Debora A. Siler, was sentenced in federal court in Boston for bank fraud related to the illegal collection of Social Security benefits.
Siler, 68, received a sentence of time served—approximately one day in prison—and three years of supervised release from U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin. She was also ordered to pay $62,885 in restitution after pleading guilty in September 2025 to one count of bank fraud. The charges were initially brought against her in August 2025.
According to court documents, between June 2015 and September 2020, Siler unlawfully obtained around $61,685 in Social Security benefits as well as a $1,200 COVID economic impact payment. After the death of a Social Security beneficiary in May 2015, Siler continued to access the deceased person’s checkbook and debit card instead of notifying the Social Security Administration or the bank about the death. She forged the beneficiary’s name on checks and used debit card transactions to withdraw funds from the account.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Amy Connelly, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General's Office of Investigations for the Boston Field Division. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Nagelberg prosecuted the case.
