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3 South Carolina women charged with SNAP fraud, more than $100k in benefits misused

The South Carolina Department of Social Services has announced the arrest of three people for fraudulently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

3 South Carolina women charged with SNAP fraud, more than $100k in benefits misused

The South Carolina Department of Social Services has announced the arrest of three people for fraudulently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

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    TIME IS TICKING TO GET THE REAL EYE-D. HOW NOT HAVING ONE WILL CAUSE A REAL HEADACHE WHEN TRAVELING OR ENTERING A FEDERAL BUILDING. AN 84 YEAR OLD CHURCH DEACON ... STABBED ... AND LEFT FOR DEAD ... NEAR A DUMPSTER. ONE YEAR LATER ... SAVANNAH POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR HIS KILLER. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TALKS THE ECONOMY BEFORE HOLDING A CAMPAIGN STYLE RALLY. WHY HE SAYS HE WANTS TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON CHINA WITH TARIFFS. 204 AT KING GEORGE BLVD THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING -- I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY MAINLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. THURSDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. LIGHT SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING. THURSDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 64. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 8 MPH. FRIDAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. FRIDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. SATURDAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. AFTER TWO DECADES OF PLANNING, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE ENFORCING ITS NEW " REAL ID" REQUIREMENT TO ENTER ANY FEDERAL FACILITIES. A REAL EYE-D HAS A BLACK OR GOLD STAR IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRON NEVEAUX IS LIVE AT THE SAVANNAH HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. KYRON, IF SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE THE NEW EYE-D .. HOW CAN THIS IMPACT TRAVEL? EMMA- IF SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE THEIR REAL ID BY NEXT WEDNESDAY... THEY COULD BE WAITING EVEN LONGER HERE AT TSA. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID WAITING IN LINE...IS BY HAVING A VALID PASSPORT. ACCORDING TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES.. THE STATE IS 99% COMPLAINT. THE REMAINING 1% IS NEW TEEN DRIVERS AND THOSE WHO JUST MOVED TO GEORGIA THE NEW REAL ID HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS BY HOMELAND SECURITY SINCE 2005. THE GOAL IS TO SET A STANDARD AS A NATION FOR IDENTIFICATION. <MARK HOWELL, TSA REGIONAL SPOKESPERSON> "IT GOES INTO THE OVERALL FRAMEWORK OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO AT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS.WE'VE GOT THE TECHNOLOGY THERE TO SCREEN, ITEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE BRINGING ON TO AIRCRAFT. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE, THAT ARE COMING TO THE GETTING ON THOSE AIRCRAFT ARE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE." TSA WILL NOT HAVE A WARNING PERIOD. I'M TOLD IF YOU DON'T HAVE A REAL ID OR A PASSPORT BY NEXT WEDNESDAY.. TRAVELING MAY NOT BE AN OPTION FOR YOU...BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE AIRPORT. GETTING A REAL ID IN GEORGIA OR SOUTH CAROLINA WILL COST YOU JUST OVER $30. I HAVE DETAILS ON WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO THE DMV POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.. FOR NOW K.N. WJCL 22 NEWS. AN 84 YEAR OLD CHURCH DEACON ... STABBED ... AND LEFT FOR DEAD ... AT NEAR A DUMPSTER. ONE YEAR LATER ... SAVANNAH POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR HIS KILLER. HIS DAUGHTER ... WANTS TO BRING ATTENTION BACK TO THE CASE ... TO IDENTIFY A SUSPECT. THIS CRIME HAPPENED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT -- AT KAYTON HOMES ... OFF BREWER STREET. AS WJCL 22 NEWS' BROOKE BUTLER TELLS US ... SLATEN ARMSTRONG WAS PICKING-UP SCRAP METAL AROUND THE DUMPSTER... WHEN SOMEONE ATTACKED HIM. 10:09:30 HE GOT OUT HERE ABOUT 9:15 AND HE WAS DEAD BY 9:26. :33 GAIL APRIL 5 MARKED ONE YEAR...SINCE SOMEONE STABBED SLATEN ARMSTRONG TO DEATH...AT KAYTON HOMES... 10:05:39 MY BIGGEST FEAR, I DON'T WANT MY DADDY CASE TO GO COLD :42 GAIL THE PAIN OF HIS MURDER...STILL FRESH ON THE MINDS OF HIS LOVED ONES. 10:06:43 WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG HIS LIFE JOURNEY COULD HAVE WENT HAD NOT THIS PERSON DID THIS HEINOUS CRIME TOWARDS HIM :50 GAIL ARMSTRONG DESCRIBES HER FATHER AS SOMEONE WHO WAS QUICK TO HELP OTHERS. 10:07:17 HE WAS MORE OF A GIVEN THAN HE WAS A TAKER. :20 AND HE WAS A DEACON IN HIS CHURCH AS WELL. :22 ARMSTRONG SAYS...HER DAD DIDN'T LIVE AT KAYTON HOMES... BUT HE WOULD STOP BY TO COLLECT SCRAP METAL NEAR THE DUMPSTERS FOR SOME CASH. 10:04:36 THAT WAS A HOBBY THAT HE DID FOR WELL OVER 30 YEARS, ESPECIALLY AFTER HE RETIRED. :40 HE STARTED DOING IT FULL TIME :42 AND FOR SOMEBODY TO MURDER HIM AND LEAVE HIM HERE BY THIS DUMPSTER LAYING ON THE GROUND LIKE HE WAS A NOBODY IS UNACCEPTABLE. :49*** NICOLE KHAALIS - SUPERVISOR FOR THE SAVANNAH POLICE DEPARTMENTS HOMICIDE DIVISION SAYS... SHE BELIEVES THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE WITNESSED THIS CRIME. 12:38:48 IT WAS OUTSIDE. IT WAS A LOT OF APARTMENTS CLOSE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO WHERE HE WAS STABBED. :56** AND WE KNOW THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE IN THE AREA. :00 AT THIS POINT - NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION - THAT CAN LEAD POLICE TO AN ARREST. 12:39:23 EVERY FAMILY DESERVES CLOSURE. :24 NICOLE UNTIL HER FAMILY GETS THAT CLOSURE...GAIL ARMSTRONG SAYS SHE WILL CONTINUE TO PRESERVE THIS MEMORIAL SHE SET UP...AT THE SITE OF HER FATHERS MURDER. 10:10:26 I PUT, I DIDN'T DESERVE WHAT YOU DID TO ME. SAY MY NAME. SLATEN ARMSTRONG. :32*** BB WJCL 22 NEWS NEW THIS MORNING - A SAVANNAH MAN IS UNDER ARREST FOR ALLEGEDLY BEATING A WOMAN ON EARLIER THIS MONTH. SAVANNAH POLICE SAY TREBOR KING WAS ARRESTED ON MONDAY FOR THE ATTACK. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON APRIL 16-TH ON QUAIL FOREST CT. WHEN POLICE CAME TO ARREST HIM THERE ON MONDAY, THEY SAY HE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE - PROMPTING A RESPONSE FROM SWAT, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS AND THE HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION TEAM. HE DID EVENTUALLY SURRENDER AND WAS THEN ARRESTED. 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EXPECTED TO DRIVE THE PRICE OF A NEW CAR UP BY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITHIN A YEAR. BUT THE PRESIDENT YESTERDAY ROLLED PART OF THOSE SWEEPING TARIFFS BACK ? EASING THE TAX ON FOREIGN AUTO *PARTS USED IN VEHICLES ASSEMBLED IN THE US. SOT / TRUMP IF THEY CAN'T MAKE IT IN TIME, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DO IT HERE, OTHERWISE, I'M GIVING THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, RIGHT? TRUMP?S TARIFFS HAVE IMPACTED JUST ABOUT EVERY SECTOR, TRIGGERING AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC FORECAST. AMERICANS? CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY HAS DROPPED TO THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC, ACCORDING TO NEW NUMBERS FROM THE CONFERENCE BOARD?S CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX. IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW YESTERDAY, ABC?S TERRY MORAN ASKED THE PRESIDENT ABOUT THE IMPACT OF HIS ESCALATING TRADE WAR WITH CHINA - TERRY MORAN, ABC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT IT'LL RAISE PRICES ON EVERYTHING FROM-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: THEY DESERVE IT-- TERRY MORAN: --ELECTRONICS TO CLOTHING TO BUILDING HOUSES. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT CHINA'S GONNA EAT IT-- TERRY MORAN: THAT'S MATHEMATICS. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: CHINA PROBABLY WILL EAT THOSE TARIFFS. BUT AT 145% THEY BASICALLY CAN'T DO MUCH BUSINESS WITH THE UNITED STATES. AND THEY WERE MAKING FROM US A TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. THEY WERE RIPPING US OFF LIKE NOBODY'S EVER RIPPED US OFF. AND BY THE WAY, WE HAVE OTHER COUNTRIES THAT WERE JUST AS BAD. IF YOU LOOK AT THE EUROPEAN UNION, IT WAS TERRIBLE WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO US. EVERY COUNTRY, ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAS RIPPING US OFF. SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THIS TEA SHOP IN MICHIGAN ARE BRACING FOR RISING PRICES. THE OWNER SAYS THERE?S A LIMIT ON HOW MUCH OF THE EXTRA COST SHE CAN PASS ON TO HER CUSTOMERS. SOT -- LISA MCDONALD // OWNER OF 'TEA HOUSE' "I DON'T THINK I CAN CHARGE $75 FOR A 50-GRAM BAG OF TEA, NO MATTER HOW AMAZING THAT TEA IS." 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    3 South Carolina women charged with SNAP fraud, more than $100k in benefits misused

    The South Carolina Department of Social Services has announced the arrest of three people for fraudulently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

    Above video: Your Wednesday headlinesThree people have been charged with SNAP fraud in unrelated cases in South Carolina over the last several weeks, according to officials.On Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Social Services announced the arrest of three people for fraudulently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.Sumter CountyAccording to SCDSS, from Aug. 13, 2018, and April 30, 2023, Shareita Johnson of Sumter lied to fraudulently obtain food stamps. Johnson submitted 41 fraudulent pay stubs from GPM Investments indicating that she only received between $448 and $575 each pay period.An investigation revealed that Johnson earned significantly more than she reported from her employer. The underreported income resulted in an overpayment of $48,007 in SNAP benefits.Johnson was charged with fraudulent acquisition or use of food stamps greater than $10,000. She was booked into the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.The case will be prosecuted by the Third Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office.Orangeburg CountyAccording to SCDSS, during the periods of Dec. 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023 and July 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2023, Jessica Snider of Holly Hill fraudulently received SNAP benefits.Based on six recertification forms, Snider failed to report her earned income from Stratosphere Quality. This resulted in the overpayment of $25,115 in SNAP benefits.Snider was charged with fraudulent acquisition or use of food stamps greater than $10,000. She was booked into the Orangeburg County Detention Center.The case will be prosecuted by the First Circuit Solicitor’s Office.Berkeley CountyAccording to SCDSS, from Aug. 1, 2018 to July 31, 2022, Tabatha Wyndham of Cross fraudulently received SNAP benefits.Based on eight recertification forms, Wyndham failed to report her employment and income from Coastal Pediatric Associates. Additionally, she failed to report her husband, Joshua Russell and his income from employment with G4S Secure Solutions and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. This resulted in the overpayment of $34,419 in SNAP benefits.Wyndham was charged with fraudulent acquisition or use of food stamps greater than $10,000. She was booked into the Berkeley County Detention Center.The case will be prosecuted by the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office.TRENDING STORIESCoastal Georgia man fights off rabid bobcat with bare hands, lives to tell the taleHistoric Savannah Foundation releases first-ever Endangered Places listUnsolved: Savannah police seek tips after 84-year-old church deacon stabbed to death by dumpster

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    Three people have been charged with SNAP fraud in unrelated cases in South Carolina over the last several weeks, according to officials.

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    On Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Social Services announced the arrest of three people for fraudulently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

    Sumter County

    According to SCDSS, from Aug. 13, 2018, and April 30, 2023, Shareita Johnson of Sumter lied to fraudulently obtain food stamps. Johnson submitted 41 fraudulent pay stubs from GPM Investments indicating that she only received between $448 and $575 each pay period.

    An investigation revealed that Johnson earned significantly more than she reported from her employer. The underreported income resulted in an overpayment of $48,007 in SNAP benefits.

    Johnson was charged with fraudulent acquisition or use of food stamps greater than $10,000. She was booked into the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

    The case will be prosecuted by the Third Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

    Orangeburg County

    According to SCDSS, during the periods of Dec. 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023 and July 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2023, Jessica Snider of Holly Hill fraudulently received SNAP benefits.

    Based on six recertification forms, Snider failed to report her earned income from Stratosphere Quality. This resulted in the overpayment of $25,115 in SNAP benefits.

    Snider was charged with fraudulent acquisition or use of food stamps greater than $10,000. She was booked into the Orangeburg County Detention Center.

    The case will be prosecuted by the First Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

    Berkeley County

    According to SCDSS, from Aug. 1, 2018 to July 31, 2022, Tabatha Wyndham of Cross fraudulently received SNAP benefits.

    Based on eight recertification forms, Wyndham failed to report her employment and income from Coastal Pediatric Associates. Additionally, she failed to report her husband, Joshua Russell and his income from employment with G4S Secure Solutions and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. This resulted in the overpayment of $34,419 in SNAP benefits.

    Wyndham was charged with fraudulent acquisition or use of food stamps greater than $10,000. She was booked into the Berkeley County Detention Center.

    The case will be prosecuted by the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

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