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| Report: Inmates, dead men receiving welfare benefits |
| By azdailysun.com- Howard Fischer |
| Published: 04/30/2014 |
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PHOENIX — Arizona provided food stamps and welfare benefits to some people behind bars — and some who were dead — according to a new report. The study by the state Auditor General’s Office said the Department of Economic Security does not check to see whether some individuals receiving benefits are actually in state prison. Staffers said a random check found several instances where inmates were enrolled in one or both of the programs. It also found instances in a random sample of cases where DES authorized benefits for people who had already died — and some cases where the electronic benefit cards they were issued were used after their death. Read More. |
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