More Charges for Copley Grandfather Accused in School Residency Case

The father of -- the Akron single mother who served nine days in jail for illegally enrolling her daughters in -- has been accused of illegally receiving more than $64,000 in Social Security payments.

, 64, of Copley Township, has been indicted by a Summit County Grand Jury on one count each of felony tampering with records and grand theft.  If convicted, the charges call for up to five years in prison. 

He is set to be arraigned at 10 a.m. Wednesday before Judge Patricia A. Cosgrove.

A spokesman for the Summit County Prosecutor's office did not elaborate on how authorities think Williams collected the Social Security payments in error.

According to a news release from the prosecutor, the Social Security Administration began investigating Williams in 2009, and delivered a report of its finding to prosecutors March 22. The report alleges Williams collected $64,903 from the federal agency between Dec. 18, 2004 and Feb. 4, 2011. A spokesman for the prosecutor's office said those charges are not related to the Copley-Fairlawn residency case.

The charges will be heard by Judge Cosgrove at the request of the Social Security Administration because the county already has a case against Williams. The allegations could also have been heard in a federal court.

Before he was indicted on new charges, Williams faced one count of grand theft and one count of tampering with records. Prosecutors allege Williams defrauded the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services of $36,023.87 in payments and benefits.

Williams' trial on the charges related to ODJFS is scheduled for April 19.

Williams' daughter, Kelley Williams-Bolar was sentenced in January to 10 days in jail and two years probation and community service on a felony charge of falsifying records so that her children could attend the Copley Middle School while the family lived in Akron. 

A grand theft charge against Williams related to the Copley-Fairlawn Schools enrollment case was dismissed in January after a jury couldn't decide whether Williams assisted his daughter. 

Kelley Williams-Bolar is scheduled to meet with the state parole board today. The Akron Public Schools Teaching Assistant is seeking a pardon on her conviction.