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SD Woman Ordered To Repay Nearly $44K In Federal Theft Case

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SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A western South Dakota woman has been ordered to pay nearly $44,000 in restitution stemming from a federal theft case.

Chief Judge Jeffrey Viken has also ordered 67-year-old Linda Anderson to one year of unsupervised probation. The Spearfish woman earlier pleaded guilty to one count of theft of public money.

Prosecutors say Anderson stole federal funds and property when she was a representative payee of the Social Security Administration between 2010 and 2012.

A representative payee is appointed by the Social Security Administration to receive benefits for someone who cannot manage his or her money. The main responsibilities of a payee are to use the benefits to pay for the current needs of the beneficiary and properly save the money that is not immediately spent.

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