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James Sessoms

The official DOJ release reports that James Sessoms was sentenced after pleading guilty to offenses involving SNAP and Medicaid benefit applications.

Record boundary

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Status and event

Current status
Sentenced
Status checked through
2025-08-20
Event type
Sentence
Event date
2025-08-20
Procedural status
Sentenced
Record classification
Plea Or Sentencing Record

Descriptive classification

Subject type
Individual
Amount tier
100 Thousand To 999 999
Provider category
Other Or Unknown
Program scope
Other Federal Health Care Program

Money measures in the source

  • $398,708.58$398,708.58 in restitution ordered · Ordered

Leadership context

Office context is descriptive only. It does not attribute conduct, responsibility, knowledge, or participation.

Governor
Josh Shapiro
2023-01-17 to present as checked 2026-08-15
Attorney General
Dave Sunday
2025-01-21 to present as checked 2026-08-15

Official source

U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Read “Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Defrauding the Government of More Than $1 Million in SNAP, Medicaid Benefits”

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