Pittsburgh man accused of collecting $300K in mom's benefits sentenced

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh man faces a likely prison term when he's sentenced by a federal judge for collecting more than $300,000 worth of Social Security benefits meant for his mother -- who died more than 40 years ago.

Sixty-five-year-old Chauncey Clinton, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to collecting the benefits after his mother, Clara Clinton, died on May 7, 1973, until April 2012 when the payments were discovered.

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