Poway man hid mother's death for 32 years, collected more than 0,000 in benefits

San Diego's downtown federal courthouses. (Christina Davis / San Diego Union-Tribune) A 65-year-old Poway man has admitted to hiding his mother's d...

July 4, 2023
3:20 AM

San Diego's downtown federal courthouses. (Christina Davis / San Diego Union-Tribune) A 65-year-old Poway man has admitted to hiding his mother's death for more than 30 years and using her identity to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits that were meant for her. Donald Felix Zampach pleaded guilty in federal court in San Diego on Tuesday to Social Security fraud and money laundering, which federal prosecutors said resulted in the theft of more than $830,000 in public funds over more than three decades.

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