Three West Virginia residents are among four people accused of stealing almost $150,000 in government benefits after the death of a relative.

A federal grand jury in Charleston on Tuesday indicted 48-year-old Cynthia Lambert of St. Albans; 67-year-old Roberta Smith and 65-year-old Mary Hill, both of Charleston; and 51-year-old Brenda Kay Newton of Chesapeake, Ohio.

U.S. Attorney Charles Miller says Lambert is accused of stealing nearly $51,000 from the U.S. Veterans Administration; Smith and Hill, nearly $37,000 from the Social Security Administration, and Newton about $59,000 from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.

If convicted, each defendant faces up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine, plus restitution.