Loris Man Charged with Cashing Deceased Brother's Checks

Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney W. Walter Wilkins stated today that Robert Jackson Henderson, age 59, of Loris, South Carolina, was charged in a federal Indictment with theft of government funds, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.

Henderson is charged with failing to notify the Social Security Administration when his brother died in 2006, and instead received and cashed approximately $12,600.00 in benefits checks that were mailed to his brother after his death.

The maximum penalty Henderson could receive is a fine of $250,000.00 and imprisonment for 10 years.

Mr. Wilkins stated that the case was investigated by agents of the Social Security Administration and that he has assigned the case to Assistant United States Attorney William E. Day, II, of the Florence office for prosecution.

The United States Attorney stated that all charges in this Indictment are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.