It's so hard to give up that check:
A northeast Missouri man was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement for burning his father's body to hide his death, allowing the family to continue to cash the dead man's Social Security disability checks for nine more years.Kris McWilliams, 36, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in St. Louis. He was also ordered to pay $133,000 in restitution.
His mother and sister have pleaded guilty to the same theft of government funds charges. They will be sentenced March 22.
Larry McWilliams died of natural causes in January 1997 at the family home in Lewis County.
U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway says the family then moved McWilliams' body behind the home and burned it to hide any evidence that he had died.
It's not all bad news for the McWilliams: at least now they finally get to collect the death benefit.
Posted by floridacracker at February 28, 2007 02:15 PMAnything not to have to work for a living. Am I right? Anyways go see the movie THE ASTRONAUST FARMER. I'm telling you all it's a great movie. Billy Bob Thornton kicks some cow pies and Bruce Willis is there watchin! Yee haw!!
Posted by: Jordan Hanks at February 28, 2007 06:17 PMAnything not to have to work for a living. Am I right? Anyways go see the movie:
THE ASTRONAUT FARMER
I'm telling you all it's a great movie. Billy Bob Thornton kicks some cow pies and Bruce Willis is there watchin! Yee haw!!
Posted by: Jordan Hanks at February 28, 2007 06:18 PMRe: death benefits
Oooohhh, SNAP, baby!
Posted by: rg at March 1, 2007 12:02 AM