District Court, D. New Jersey April 4, 2012, Criminal No. 11-531 (JBS) (United States v. Pressley)

OPINION

SIMANDLE, Chief Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

The United States has indicted Defendant James Pressley in this case for the crime of converting to his own use the money of the United States, namely, Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits payments he received from the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) to which he was not entitled due to his concealment of income and resources, in