Nov. 3–Tracey Cathey McNeill, 50, of Raeford, surrendered Thursday to law enforcement officers on charges of wire and mail fraud, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
The statement says McNeill devised a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and obtain disability, retirement and life insurance payments.
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The benefits were for a person who was in McNeill’s care. The alleged fraud occurred between April 2015 and February 2017, according to the news release.
McNeill received more than $90,000 in benefits from the two agencies, the release said.
If convicted, McNeill could face as many as 20 years in federal prison.
Staff writer Melody Brown-Peyton can be reached at mbrowpeyton@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3568.
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