Kansas Couple Charged with Fraudulently Collecting Deceased Relative’s Retirement Benefits and Hiding Body in Home for 6+ Years
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – A Kansas couple is facing charges for allegedly collecting over $216,000 in retirement benefits from a deceased relative while concealing his body in their home for more than six years. Lynn and Kirk Ritter, both 61, are accused of fraudulently cashing in on Michael Carroll’s pension and Social Security benefits, according to federal prosecutors. Carroll, a retired telecommunications employee, had been receiving retirement benefits since 2008, even though his pacemaker indicated …