A Dalton man who pleaded guilty in January to forging his dead mother’s signature on retirement checks has been sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay $40,399 restitution.

Charles George Jr. appeared in U.S. District Court in Rome before Judge Robert L. Vining on Thursday. Earlier this year George admitted to forging his mother’s signature on her retirement checks for more than three years after the death of Thelma George.

From Feb. 1, 2006, to Nov. 1, 2009, George forged his mother’s signature on checks from the Office of Personnel Management, Civil Service Retirement System.

George had asked the judge to place him under home supervision because he suffers from diabetes and was recently diagnosed with an abscess on the foot.

Vining asked that George be housed in a medical facility.

The government had asked for $195,576.20 in restitution, but George said he only collected $40,399 in forged checks.

“I cut down on the restitution considering Mr. George’s ability to pay and his age,” said Vining.

George also received six months supervised release, and he will voluntarily surrender.

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