Former District Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Scheme Involving Over $1.4M in Fraudulently

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Former District Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Scheme Involving Over $1.4 Million in Fraudulently Issued Benefits


WASHINGTON – A former employee of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS) pled guilty today to a scheme in which he defrauded the agency of more than $1.4 million by steering inflated food stamp and temporary assistance benefits to people who were not entitled to receive them. In return, he received cash kickbacks and sexual favors

The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Assistant Director in Charge Nancy McNamara of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, District of Columbia Inspector General Daniel W. Lucas, and Special Agent in Charge Maureen R. Dixon of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), for the region that includes Washington, D.C.

The former employee, Demetrius McMillan, 48, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The charge carries a statutory maximum of 15 years in prison and potential financial penalties. Under federal sentencing guidelines, McMillan faces a likely range of 108 to 135 months in prison and a fine of up to $300,000. He also has agreed to pay $1,456,985 in restitution, forfeit $74,811 in cash seized in a search of his residence, and pay an additional forfeiture money judgment.

The Honorable Senior Judge Paul L. Friedman scheduled sentencing for June 19, 2019.

McMillan’s scheme targeted and defrauded the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamps program, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which consists of cash benefits. Benefits in both programs were provided to clients via electronic benefit cards.

Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/former-district-government-employee-pleads-guilty-scheme-involving-over-14-million