Father sentenced for stealing son's benefits

A federal judge in Atlanta this week sentenced a man who stole his son's Social Security benefits to 15 months in confinement.

Ernest Edgar Black, 57, was sentenced to three months in prison, six months in a halfway house and another six months in home confinement. He also was ordered to pay $26,815 in restitution. Federal prosecutors said Black, who was convicted in February after a two-day trial, received benefits intended for his son and used all the money for his own personal use.