Ex-Social Security Employee in LACo Gets Probation in Benefits Theft Case

Ex-Social Security Employee in LACo Gets Probation in Benefits Theft Case

A former employee of the Social Security Administration district office in the Antelope Valley who admitted stealing over $25,000 from beneficiaries was sentenced Thursday in federal court to probation and restitution. Dion Bright Jr., 34, of Lancaster, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin, who ordered restitution in the amount of the theft along with a year’s probation. Bright pleaded guilty in July 2025 in downtown Los Angeles …

AV man sentenced in benefits theft

LOS ANGELES — A former employee of the Social Security Administration district office in the Antelope Valley who admitted stealing over $25,000 from beneficiaries was sentenced Thursday in federal court to probation and restitution.