PIERRE, (KCCR) — A man and woman from Pierre have been indicted by a federal grand jury on several charges related to defrauding the federal government. Both 51 year-old Beth Miley and 54 year-old Jason Miley are charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States; Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Bank Fraud itself. Beth Miley is facing the additional charges of Theft of Government Funds and Social Security Fraud. Both have pleaded not guilty to the Indictment. The Indictment alleges the Miley’s concealed the death of her husband in February of 2023 from the Social Security Administration so that she could continue collecting the husband’s monthly disability payments. The Indictment goes on to allege Beth and Jason Miley made monthly bank withdrawals of Social Security disability payments from a bank account neither owned or held from January of 2024 to May of this year. Both Miley’s are free on bond pending trial, which has been tentatively set for December 15th. The maximum penalties facing the pair, if convicted, is 30 years in federal prison and or a 250-thousand dollar fine.
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