Feds Nab South Boston Woman for Fraud

BOSTON - A South Boston woman is accused of using false Social Security numbers on a job application and an apartment rental application after she completed a prison sentence in a previous fraud case.

In U.S. District Court today, Dana Whidbee, a/k/a Dana De Alasei, 53, was charged with two counts of falsely representing a Social Security number.

A hearing to set bail or conditions of release is pending.

According to court documents, in 2006, Whidbee was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges.

In the prior case, investigators found that Whidbee had posed as an agent for non-existent homebuyers and fraudulently obtained funds from various not-for-profit companies that were in the business of providing down-payment money to eligible buyers.

According to the new indictment that was unsealed today, after her release from prison, Whidbee allegedly applied for a job on Sept. 16, 2013, using a false Social Security number.

Then on May 17, 2014, she allegedly applied for an apartment using a false Social Security number.

The charge of falsely representing a Social Security number provides for a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater.

Actualsentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.