An Omaha man has been put on five years' probation and must pay more than $50,000 in restitution after being convicted of Social Security fraud.

Jesse Erwin failed to report his asphalt paving business to the Social Security Administration between 2001 and 2007, while the 65-year-old was collecting $54,000 in disability benefits.

Reporting his business would have made Erwin ineligible for those benefits.

U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf in last week's sentencing ordered Erwin to pay back all the money he received fraudulently.