Central NY man posed as dead motherinlaw for a decade to collect over $140,000, prosecutors say
Jul 29, 2026
Clay, N.Y. — A man forged signatures and posed as his dead mother-in-law for nearly a decade, illegally collecting more than $140,000 in Social Security benefits, according to federal prosecutors.Zvonko Klapan, 68, of Clay, was arraigned Friday in Binghamton on three counts of wire fraud, aggravat
ed identity theft and theft of government property, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York. ...read more read less