| A Medford woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits, Medicare, MassHealth and food stamps.
Stephanie DiPierro, 38, pleaded guilty to three counts of theft of public funds, two counts of making false statements and one count of falsely representing a Social Security number.
According to the indictment that was unsealed today, from October 2007 through May 2017, DiPierro stole $73,288 in Social Security benefits, $8,455 in Medicare benefits, $8,615 in MassHealth benefits and $17,929 in food stamps.
She falsely informed the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance in September 2015 that she did not have any income other than her Social Security benefits when, in fact, she was receiving income as a result of her work as a personal care attendant.
DiPierro falsely told Social Security in March 2016, while she was working as a personal care attendant, that she did not take care of any other individual. DiPierro also falsely represented her Social Security number on a time sheet submitted in connection with her work as a personal care attendant.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 26, 2019. DiPierro was arrested, charged and released on conditions in November 2017.
