The woman went missing in 2017 and her whereabouts remain unknown, investigators said.
An Essex County man was accused Friday of embezzling federal benefits meant for the disabled child of his former girlfriend shortly after she went missing over five years ago, federal prosecutors said.
Asmar Earp, 37, of Newark, was in a romantic relationship and shared a house with a woman in Newark, according to a statement from the. Through a program administered by the Social Security Administration, the woman received monthly payments on behalf of her disabled minor son, who was not capable of managing these benefits on his own.
On Dec. 24, 2017, the woman went missing and as of Friday her whereabouts remained unknown, the office said. Six days later, Earp fraudulently gained control of the son’s benefits by changing the PIN code on the debit card used to access those funds, authorities said. In March and April the following year, Earp also used the woman’s name, date of birth, and Social Security number to receive a replacement debit card to continue to access and use the boy’s benefits, authorities said.
The scheme, which involved other people who were not named by the office, continued until February 2020, investigators said.Earp, who is charged with two counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, appeared Friday before a federal judge and was detained, the office said.
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