BOSTON (WWLP) - An East Weymouth woman has been charged with bank fraud in federal court in Boston for allegedly scheming to fraudulently obtain Social Security benefits.

In a news release from the Department of Justice, 68-year-old Debora A. Siler is accused of fraudulently obtaining approximately $61,685.13 in Social Security benefits over a period of more than five years, from June 2015 through September 2020.

According to the charging documents, Siler allegedly accessed the checkbook and debit card of a Social Security beneficiary who passed away in May 2015. Instead of notifying the Social Security Administration or the bank of the beneficiary's death, Siler is accused of forging the deceased's name on checks and using the debit card to deplete the account.

Siler is scheduled in th

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