Loveland: Prison sentence and nearly $250,000 in restitution for public benefits fraud

By Erick León

Antoinette Vazquez Cobain, 67, was sentenced to six months in prison and three years of supervised release for wire fraud. She must repay $33,159.48 to the Social Security Administration and $214,144 to the housing authority, Colorado prosecutors announced on October 20.

According to her plea, she improperly received payments from December 2007 through August 2024, using two Social Security numbers to conceal employment and assets and obtain benefits.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice: Loveland Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison, Nearly $250,000 in Restitution for Social Security Fraud and Housing Fraud. Statement dated October 20, 2026.

Original Spanish article, published October 25, 2026.

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