{Stanton, Kentucky}...Pamela Sue Helton of Powell County pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Lexington to embezzling money from the Social Security Administration and to concealing information when applying for benefits. Helton admitted she concealed an insurance settlement of more than $356,000 in order to get federal and state benefits and did not disclose that she owned and worked at Bruen's Restaurant in Stanton. Helton was approved in 2006 to get Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid after providing incorrect information about her income, work and resources. From September 2006 to September 2011, Helton received a total of $125,635 in income and health benefits she wasn't entitled to. Helton faces up to 10 years in prison when sentenced in August.Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Powell County Woman Pleads Guilty
{Stanton, Kentucky}...Pamela Sue Helton of Powell County pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Lexington to embezzling money from the Social Security Administration and to concealing information when applying for benefits. Helton admitted she concealed an insurance settlement of more than $356,000 in order to get federal and state benefits and did not disclose that she owned and worked at Bruen's Restaurant in Stanton. Helton was approved in 2006 to get Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid after providing incorrect information about her income, work and resources. From September 2006 to September 2011, Helton received a total of $125,635 in income and health benefits she wasn't entitled to. Helton faces up to 10 years in prison when sentenced in August.