tigger22472
Senior Member
What is the name of your state? Indiana
My DH receives SSDI and receives benefits for his daughter. Last month his ex wife had herself changed as the payee for his daughter. We believe she committed fraud because he retains custody every two weeks(for two weeks). We even suspect at this point that she used someone she knows to do this as it wasn't done at our local office and DH was not contacted as it is protocol that they are required to contact him about an attempt to change the payee and he wasn't.
He is waiting to here back from the lady from SS to see if she's found out anything in her investigation and he has expressed to her that he would like charges filed against his ex wife if fraud is in fact proven. The caseworker didn't seem too interested in the fraud issue(although she did say she would investigate as to who changed it in the first place and assured DH it would be changed back). There are many things they are not 'allowed to discuss' also which is irritating.
Sorry this is so long.. however, here is my question. Dh wants to know if SS won't file charges if he can go to the local prosecuter and have charges filed against her and possibly the caseworker that changed it over to his ex-wife's name and if he can do it even if SS doesn't follow through?
My DH receives SSDI and receives benefits for his daughter. Last month his ex wife had herself changed as the payee for his daughter. We believe she committed fraud because he retains custody every two weeks(for two weeks). We even suspect at this point that she used someone she knows to do this as it wasn't done at our local office and DH was not contacted as it is protocol that they are required to contact him about an attempt to change the payee and he wasn't.
He is waiting to here back from the lady from SS to see if she's found out anything in her investigation and he has expressed to her that he would like charges filed against his ex wife if fraud is in fact proven. The caseworker didn't seem too interested in the fraud issue(although she did say she would investigate as to who changed it in the first place and assured DH it would be changed back). There are many things they are not 'allowed to discuss' also which is irritating.
Sorry this is so long.. however, here is my question. Dh wants to know if SS won't file charges if he can go to the local prosecuter and have charges filed against her and possibly the caseworker that changed it over to his ex-wife's name and if he can do it even if SS doesn't follow through?