Date: 01-31-2025

Case Style:

United States of America v. Terry Ross Killion

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Judge: John F. Heil, III

Court: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Tulsa

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Description:

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Identity of Deceased Friend
Grove Man Sentenced After Stealing Identity of Deceased Friend

Terry Ross Killion, 43, was charged with Aggravated Identity Theft. ly, Judge Heil ordered Killion to pay $116,763 in restitution.

In 2019, Killion obtained the identifiers of his deceased friend, Kelly Davis, and began impersonating him. Killion set up several accounts in Davis’s name and contacted the Social Security Administration, claiming to be Kelly Davis. Killion then fraudulently diverted the payments to himself.

Killion will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General – Dallas Kansas City Field Division investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney George Jiang prosecuted the case.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release. Additionally, Judge Heil ordered Killion to pay $116,763 in restitution.

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