Man gets 3 years for identity theft of veteran and benefits

[TexasTowelie]

Tierun Bush of Jackson serve 36 months in federal prison for stealing a U.S. military veteran's identity and using it to get over $133,603 in benefits.

Senior U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee also ordered Bush at his sentencing Thursday to pay full restitution to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bush, 56, was found guilty of aggravated identity theft and theft of government funds and property, U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst announced.

From 2005 to 2018, Bush used the name, Social Security number and other identifiers of the military veteran to fraudulently receive narcotics, medical care, medical equipment, and financial assistance for the cost of housing from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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