Woman Pleads Guilty to Cashing Dead Father's Benefits Checks

A woman in western New York state pleaded guilty to forging her deceased father's name on workers' compensation benefits checks. Bonnie Slater, 60, of Randolph, was charged after an investigation found that her father died in 2017, but the woman endorsed and cashed six of his benefits checks, totaling just over $3,000, according to the New York state inspector general's office. “This individual forged her deceased father’s signature to illegally obtain workers’ compensation benefits, and she will now be held accountable for her actions,” Inspector Gen...