Ex-Chicago Cop Pleads Not Guilty In $360K Social Security Scam

CHICAGO — A former Chicago police commander is accused of bilking the Social Security Administration out of more than $360,000 for more than 20 years. Kenneth Johnson, 54, pleaded not guilty Friday stemming from a scam that involved falsely claiming benefits for his mother, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Charges were filed against Johnson, a 32-year veteran who retired in August, earlier in November, the report stated. The former commander credited with reducing violence in the Englewood neighborhood allegedly scammed more than $363,064 of Social Security funds between June 1994 to November 2017, the report added.

Johnson court appearance Friday, Nov. 30, was his first since he was charged.

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