Woman stole VA benefits for decades after mom’s death

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Woman stole VA benefits for decades after mom’s death
By The Associated Press
Jan 22, 01:17 PM
FILE - In this June 21, 2013 file photo, the Veterans Affairs Department in Washington. (Charles Dharapak/AP, File)

CINCINNATI — A woman who stole nearly $500,000 from the federal Veterans Affairs department by impersonating her dead mother for nearly 50 years has been spared a prison term.

Irene Ferrin, 76, of Cincinnati, had pleaded guilty last August to theft of public money. She was sentenced Thursday to a year of home detention and five years of probation, and also must repay the $461,780 that she improperly received.

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