Philly cellar chaining

[glatt]

I don't really understand this scam.

If you are claiming benefits for disabled people, do you have to physically produce them for inspection as proof that the benefits should be continued? Why were they kept alive at all? Seems like the bad guys could make more money if they just stopped feeding them and keeping them alive. They would get the benefits with no overhead costs. Also, if these people were reported as missing, how were benefits claimed in their name? You would think that if John Smith is reported missing, and a claim was made in his name, that would raise a red flag somewhere.

Or did the bad guys just create fake identities for these disabled people and then trot them out for inspection to qualify for benefits?

I really don't understand the scam they were running.