Helen Cooper

Prior to becoming a prosecutor, Helen was in private practice for more than 20 years, primarily doing criminal defense work. In 2009 the Social Security Administration hired her to prosecute fraud crimes related to the programs administered by that agency. In 2012 Helen and her team of Social Security fraud prosecutors were awarded a Commissioner’s Citation – the highest honor awarded by the Social Security Administration – in recognition of the team’s outstanding results in prosecuting Social Security fraud. Over the last six years, Helen and her SSA OIG agents have secured more than $6 million in court-ordered restitution for more than 100 convictions arising from the fraudulent receipt of Social Security and other social service benefits.