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$1 Million Lottery Winner Also Wins Welfare Fraud Charges for Remaining on Food Stamps

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:59:05 +0000

Money may not buy happiness, but it just might buy you a whole heap of trouble.

One Michigan lotto winner discovered that firsthand after she was arraigned on two felony counts of welfare fraud.

What the…?! Michigan Lottery Winner Remained on Food Stamps [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:48:19 +0000

One would think that winning $1 million in a state lottery would automatically disqualify the recipient from getting food stamps. But one would be wrong.

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What the…? Millionaire Couple Busted for Receiving Welfare Benefits

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:23:20 +0000

Investigators and authorities have learned that a Seattle couple lived in a million-dollar home and traveled the world, all while collecting more than $135,000 in welfare benefits.

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Food Stamps: They're NOT For Millionaires

Mike Hendren — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:19:15 +0000

We have a moral obligation to feed and clothe those among us who cannot do it for themselves. I have no problem with offering help to those who need it. But it makes my blood boil to see someone pay for their food with a Lone Star Card (Texas' application of the FDA 'food stamp' program) and then bust out a $50 or $100 bill and pay for smokes and beer

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