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.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
