Laurel County Family Members Arrested

{London, Kentucky}...Attorney General Jack Conway announced Thursday the arrest of four people following an investigation into a federal disability benefit program. On April 13, 2012 investigators from the Attorney General's office and Social Security Administration's Office of Inspector General arrested 44 year old Barbara Sands, 47 year old Versie Partain, and their two daughters, 24 year old Amy Partain and 21 year old Melinda Partain, all of London, on one count each of possession of a forged instrument, identity theft and theft of a U.S. Treasury check over $500. During the course of the investigation, Eric Partain, son of Sands and Versie Partain, died on March 29, 2012. On March 30, 2012, Sands, Amy Partain and Melinda Partain allegedly forged and cashed a Supplemental Security Income check issued to Eric Partain, which he was not entitled to receive after his death. All four entered not guilty pleas at their arraignment in Laurel District Court earlier this week.