St. LOUIS – A convicted felon from Salem, Missouri, was indicted last Wednesday and accused of concealing the death of his uncle, a U.S. Army veteran with quadraplegia, for at least five years so that he could steal at least $650,000 of his disability benefits. 44-year-old Brian K. Ditch is now facing four felony counts of wire fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft, two counts of theft of government property, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment alleges that Ditch was solely responsible for his uncle’s care beginning in 2008, and kept his uncle locked in his garage and under his control so he could fraudulently obtain his government benefits. His uncle received $9,559 per month in Disability Compensation benefits. Ditch is expected to plead not guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louison Friday.
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