Brian Unger, Former Long Branch Councilman, Collected His Dead Wife’s Social Security Benefits
Brian Unger, a former Long Branch Councilman who during his colorful career in Monmouth County politics ran for Mayor of Long Branch, Freeholder and State Senate, admitted in U.S. District Court that he collected over $82,000 of Social Security benefits paid to his wife for four years after she died.
Unger was released on an unsecured bond of $50,000 after pleading guilty before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson in Trenton. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced on January 18, 2017.
Posted: October 13th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Long Branch, Monmouth County News | Tags: Brian Unger, Crime, Monmouth County News, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Judge Freda Wolfson, University of Puerto Rico | Comments Off on Brian Unger, Former Long Branch Councilman, Collected His Dead Wife’s Social Security Benefits