09/14/2026
Belated congratulations are in order for David Burke and Forrest Farmer who were selected as the Team Members of the Month for July. David and Forrest are Investigators with the Office of Special Investigations.
JULY? Yes. July. We've been so excited to share this amazing story, we decided to congratulate our team members in one post, and expose the criminal activity in another. For now, you'll have to settle for the backstory:
Investigator Burke and Investigator Farmer were assigned to conduct a criminal investigation involving an elderly individual who was evicted from one assisted living facility and facing eviction from a second due to continued non-payment. However, the victim was retired with a sizeable monthly pension and social security benefits. How was she unable to pay?
During the investigation, it was revealed that the victim's son stole $735,137 in total from his own mother. He was given Financial Power of Attorney, added his name as an authorized signer to all bank accounts, sold the victim's home and had all contents discarded, gained possession of three credit cards and liquidated two certificates of demand (CDs).
The victim’s living quarters were rather scarce. She did not have a television or a personal radio. She asked to borrow a radio and had clothes provided for her from the facility. The facility also had to purchase the victim’s medication as the son failed to pay the pharmacy bill. The victim lost medical insurance as the son failed to pay the premium.
The case was sent to the Assistant United States Attorney’s office for consideration of federal charges to be filed. With the assistance of the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General and the Assistant United States Attorney’s Office, the son was indicted on April 29, 2026, with eight counts of wire fraud. Wire fraud is punishable by up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 or both.
The victim was not evicted from her facility. Staff from the nursing home were looking forward to taking the victim shopping, getting her room set up to the victim’s liking, taking her to get her hair done and see that the victim lives her best life.
Please join us in celebrating David and Forrest as our July Team Members of the Month!
