Woman Accused Of Creating Fake Retirees, Collecting Their Pensions
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. (CBS) -- An Aurora woman is charged with computer fraud and theft, after she allegedly created fake retirees and collected their pension checks.
As WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser reports, police say Tisa Crawford, 41, created fake names and Social Security numbers while working as a clerk at Aon Hewitt in Lincolnshire.
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Pension payments were sent to accounts Crawford allegedly created. She then pocketed the money, which amounted to between $100,000 and $200,000, according to Lincolnshire police Investigator John-Erik Anderson.
Crawford may have created as many as three fake identities, he said. A client of Aon Hewitt noticed a pension was being paid to the name of a retiree whom they did not recognize. They notified the benefits planner and Aon Hewitt officials found the alleged fraud.
Crawford had worked at the firm since 2008 and created the first fake person in 2009, Anderson said.
The Aurora Beacon-News contributed to this report, via the Sun-Times Media Wire.
