Port Angeles man sentenced to prison after collecting nearly $200,000 in dead grandmother's benefits

A Port Angeles man who collected nearly $200,000 by claiming his grandmother was still alive years after her death has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to one year in prison and three years of supervised release. Morgan Michael Hopkins, 43, pleaded guilty to theft of public funds in connection with his scheme to collect and use survivor benefits owed to his grandmother, said acting U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes.



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