Posted on: October 12, 2025 12:20 PM

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Brooklyn woman indicted for stealing over USD130000 in social security benefits intended for deceased mother

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Brooklyn woman has been arraigned on an indictment in which she is charged with grand larceny and filing false documents for allegedly collecting her deceased mother’s Social Security benefits for more than a decade, totaling over $130,000.

District Attorney Gonzalez said, “This defendant allegedly took advantage of her mother’s death to steal from a program that provides earned benefits to retirees and their families, ultimately defrauding taxpayers for over a decade. My office remains committed to protecting public funds, rooting out scams and ensuring that those who exploit social safety net programs face justice.”

The District Attorney identified the defendant as Katrina McCloud, 52, of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She was arraigned today before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Michael Kitsis on an indictment in which she is charged with second-degree grand larceny and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing. She was released without bail and ordered to return to court on November 19, 2025.

The District Attorney said that, according to the investigation, the defendant served as her mother’s Representative Payee for Social Security benefits prior to her mother’s death. After her mother died, the defendant allegedly failed to notify the Social Security Administration and continued to collect monthly payments of approximately $1,000 between 2012 and 2024, totaling $132,528.

The investigation further revealed that the defendant allegedly filed false Representative Payee Reports — annual documents required by the Social Security Administration to verify how benefit funds are being used for a recipient’s care — indicating that her mother was still alive and that the payments were being used for her benefit, deceiving the Social Security Administration into continuing payments for more than a decade.

From DA