Former Secret Service agent gets 28 months in federal jail Defendant pleads guilty to pension fraud, passing bad checks EATONTOWN - A former special agent of the United States Secret Service was sentenced to 28 months in jail for criminal acts he conducted while residing in Eatontown. Jared Dullum, 33, of Charlotte, N.C., appeared before a U.S. district judge Nov. 14 after pleading guilty to fraudulently acquiring a deceased woman's pension funds and passing bad checks, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie's office. Dullum resided in Eatontown and worked at the New York field office of the Secret Service during the time he committed the crime, according to the release. Dullum pleaded guilty March 21 to count one of a two-count indictment, according to the release. At the plea hearing, he admitted that in January 2005 a woman identified as JAD, who had placed her trust in the defendant, had died. Dullum said that prior to the woman's death he had forged her signature on a will dated July 20, 2004, which named him as executor, according to the release. Dullum further admitted that he also forged the woman's signature on a trust, which named him as trustee. He said that he subsequently mailed the will to an administrator of the pension fund from which JAD was receiving benefits, according to the release. The fraudulent actions resulted in Dullum receiving a check in the amount of $29,253, which is the lump sum payment representing JAD's remaining pension benefits, according to the release. Between May and June 2005, Dullum said he received two counterfeit checks in the amount of $10,500 and $10,000. He deposited the money into the trust account he set up in the name of JAD and later used the funds for his personal benefits, according to the release. U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton sentenced Dullum to 28 months in a federal prison and ordered that he pay $29,253 in restitution and a $40,000 fine, according to the release.