KNOXVILLE—Martha Ann Kaczmarczyk, 62, of
Knoxville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to charges
stemming from a scheme to fraudulently obtain disability payments from the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration.
Sentencing has been set for January 16, 2013, before U.S. District Court Judge
Thomas W. Phillips.
As part of the scheme, Kaczmarczyk
assisted her husband in obtaining disability payments based on a false claim of
combat-related posttraumatic stress fisorder. Additionally, Kaczmarczyk
defrauded the Social Security Administration by falsely claiming that she was
disabled due to a back injury. Kaczmarczyk faces a maximum term of 10 years in
prison, along with forfeiture and restitution. Her husband, Charles
Kaczmarczyk, previously pleaded guilty and will be sentenced on December 12,
2012.
The investigation was a joint effort
between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Veterans
Affairs-Office of Inspector General, Social Security Administration-Office of
Inspector General, and the U.S. Air Force.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary Bolitho
represented the United States.
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