A Fall River woman found herself cuffed and facing charges after allegedly pocketing nearly $87k in Social Security funds that were supposed to help her child. The U.S. Attorney's Office said today that 44-year-old Nancy Taylor could be looking at up to 10 years in the big house for her supposed five-year-long swindle of public funds.
Released on conditions after appearing before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein, Nancy Taylor was indicted on one count of theft of public funds. Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy, alongside Bradley Parker, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration's Office of Inspector General, announced the collar, as detailed on the U.S. Attorney's Office website.
The indictment throws the book at Taylor, stating she embezzled approximately $86,994.58 from May 2016 to May 2022. If convicted, besides the potential decade behind bars, she's also looking at three years of supervised release and a punch to the wallet – a fine of $250,000 or twice the amount she allegedly filched, whichever hurts more.
It's up to a federal district court judge to deal out Taylor's fate, should she be found guilty, based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutory factors. While the case slogs through the court, let's not forget that these charges are merely accusations. The law's clear: Taylor's presumed innocent, unless she's proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt. The prosecution baton has been passed to Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Nagelberg of the Major Crimes Unit, who's responsible for making sure that if Taylor did the crime, she'll do the time.
