NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — A New Bedford man has been charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in disability benefits from a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, according to acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy.

Joseph Smith, 71, has been charged with theft of government benefits. Levy said Smith is currently in custody on unrelated charges.

Court documents reveal that the victim, who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in August 2015, had been approved to receive disability benefits from the U.S. Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA).

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