20-year Marine Corps veteran with ALS' $450K disability benefits allegedly stolen by New Bedford man Joseph Smith for over five years.

A New Bedford man, Joseph Smith, faces charges of theft of government benefits and conspiracy to steal government benefits for allegedly stealing over $450,000 in disability benefits meant for a 20-year Marine Corps veteran with ALS. Smith is accused of receiving the monthly VBA disability checks, intended for the Marine veteran, while the veteran was hospitalized between 2015 and 2020.