Greenwich Township woman failed to include her husband’s six-figure income in an application for food stamps, state ...

Welfare fraud is actually rare, no matter what the myths and stereotypes say Stigma has power."But if you ask about the things that welfare performs, you get support for it," says Noam Chomsky ...

An Addison man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after allegedly collecting over $4,600 in public benefits ...

An Addison man has been arrested on welfare fraud charges after officials say he stole welfare benefits over the course of two years. Donald J. Hastings Jr., 37, was arrested on Saturday, June 28, on ...

A bill that would decriminalize welfare fraud under $25,000 in California for simple administrative errors is being pushed by a Democratic lawmaker. State Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas introduced ...

An automated welfare fraud detection system in Australia falsely accused hundreds of thousands of innocent people of theft, ...

That might have been an early death knell for the burgeoning business of welfare state automation. Instead, the industry exploded. Today, such fraud systems form a significant part of the nebulous ...

But when it comes to welfare fraud, it’s not only money. And as Congress has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by spending more and more, scammers have responded by taking more and more.

Welfare fraud over $500 is punishable by up to four years in prison, and/or a $5,000 fine. Contact Tresa baldas: tbaldas@freepress.com. Staff Directory Careers Accessibility Sitemap Our Ethical ...

Feb. 14—HARRISBURG — A bill proposing to ease the penalty grading of welfare fraud crimes advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The 14-11 vote split along party lines ...

• Kenneth D. McDowell, 30, of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, is charged with misdemeanor second-degree welfare fraud of $1,358. He faces a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

According to the filing, Bryant was the whistleblower responsible for the state auditor’s investigation into the fraud occurring at MDHS, which ultimately revealed $94 million of mishandled and ...