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[Veterans News]

(CBS DETROIT) - A Westland woman charged with defrauding the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and the Michigan Department of Treasury is sentenced to 78 months to 20 years in state prison, the Michigan Attorney General's office announced.

Sophia Quill, 63, pleaded no contest last month to conducting a criminal enterprise and eight counts of false pretenses.

State officials say Quill and a co-defendant Melissa Flores defrauded nearly half a million dollars from both departments: more than $430,000 from Veteran Affairs and more than $40,000 from the state Treasury. Quill's son, Steven Decker, also received proceeds.

Flores and Decker were each convicted and ordered to pay $110,000 and $28,506 respectively.

Read more at: https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/new...defrauding-veteran-affairs-michigan-treasury/

 

[troppy]

Got away with defrauding for too long and doesn't even need to pay it all back.

What a great message this sends.