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INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman could face up to five years in prison for allegedly using stolen Social Security numbers and a stolen Licensed Practical Nurse number to obtain jobs she wasn’t qualified for while collecting over $50,000 in fraudulent Social Security benefits.
Rochelle Perry, 49, of Indianapolis, was indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of Social Security number fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of Social Security disability benefits fraud.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, between February 2020 and March 2022, Perry submitted five fraudulent applications for employment to Indianapolis area nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
Officials say Perry used a stolen Social Security number on all five applications. She was receiving Social Security disability insurance benefits under her true Social Security number, and she knew that those benefits would be reduced or eliminated if the Social Security Administration found out she had a job.
Perry also knew that she might not be able to pass an employment background check if she applied to a health care facility using her true Social Security number, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.
Court documents state in some of the job applications, Perry also used a stolen Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license number to make employers believe she was an LPN. Perry has never received any type of nursing license in the state of Indiana.
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