METAIRIE WOMAN SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS PROBATION FOR THEFT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS
STELLA GRISBAUM, age 54, of Metairie, Louisiana, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to three (3) years probation for theft of government funds, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
GRISBAUM pled guilty on November 4, 2010. According to court documents, GRISBAUM’S mother was receiving social security benefits before her death. When the defendant’s mother died, these benefits should have terminated. GRISBAUM admitted that she continued to receive the benefits, which were directly deposited into a bank account accessed by GRISBAUM, and converted to her personal use knowing that she was not entitled to receive those benefits.
The case was investigated by the United States Social Security Administration- Office of Inspector General, and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Loan “Mimi” Nguyen.
