JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman faces charges for fraudulently receiving food benefits, state officials said.
The 29-year-old woman from Foxworth, Mississippi, was arrested after investigators found she received an over-issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in the amount of $26,161 because she failed to report income and household composition accurately, the Mississippi Department of Human Services said in a news release Wednesday.
A grand jury indicted the woman on Nov. 9 on a state charge of welfare fraud and she turned herself into authorities in Marion County on Monday, the department said. She
“This investigation and ultimate prosecution demonstrates the controls we have in place to identify, investigate, and eliminate fraud in our programs,” MDHS Executive Director Robert G. Anderson said. “This is also a great example of cooperation between our county office, investigations team, and local law enforcement.”
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