Man busted for defrauding state pension system

Man busted for defrauding state pension system

A Washington state man has been busted for accepting pension payments on behalf of his deceased mother for more than 20 years.

Raymond O’Dell, 69, from suburban Seattle, faces three felony charges in the alleged theft of more than $100,000 from the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System.

The charges carry potential prison sentences of more than seven years.

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