Meanwhile in the USA - Oct 15th 2008
An East Waterboro woman who obtained
$2,878 (£1665.00) of welfare benefits by deceiving the Department of Health
and Human Services back in 2006 has been sentenced to three
months inside for persuading the government to give her welfare
benefits to which she was not entitled! In fact two years, but
with twenty one months suspended! There are new charges pending.
Basically she hid her earnings and work, whilst applying for
benefits.
If she is convicted of new criminal charges after her release
while on probation, she could be forced to serve more of the
sentence.
Attorney General Steve Rowe said "Dishonest applicants who seek
to defraud public benefit programs are stealing from both
taxpayers, who financially support the system, and honest
recipients, who rely on the support the programs provide."