Man Poses As Dead Mother To Get Social Security Checks

Thomas Prusik-Parkin has been arrested for pretending to be his mother in order to collect $115,000 in social security benefits and rent subsidies. Prosecutors say Thomas has been regularly dressing up in a wig, dress and make-up to collect checks since his mother's death in 2003. "I held my mother when she was dying and breathed in her last breath, so I am my mother," Mr Prusik-Parkin said. We can all be thankful that Thomas decided to steal from the government and not open up a little out-of-the-way motel in Fairview, California.