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Departments Cracking Down on Welfare Fraud


US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Welfare Services, Fraud, dishonesty, corruption, lies, crime )

Dee
- 169 days ago - capitalnews9.com
JOHNSTOWN, N.Y.-The message is simple. If you're cheating the system, you will get caught. "They think this is free money that they can go and just get from the government, and that's not what it is intended for," said Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey.
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Dee C. (528)
Wednesday July 8, 2009, 7:56 pm
"The Fulton County Sheriff's Department teamed up with the Department of Social Services and the county district attorney's office to make sure taxpayer money is not being messed with.

Read more and see video at sote..
 

Cathi Hartline (113)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 12:48 am
cool, I hate waste of any kind! and the gov is real good at it, so it is refreshing when they actually try and curb it!.....thank You Dalia and Dee!
 

ROBIN M. (312)
Thursday July 9, 2009, 10:55 am
I HAVE BEEN ON A YEARS WAIT FOR DISABILITY AND THEY SAY IT IS GOING TO BE AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR. I DON'T SEE HOW SOME PEOPLE DO IT. NOT HAVING A JOB FOR 2 YEARS IS HARD, NOT HAVING AN INCOME COMING IN, AND TRYING TO MAKE IT. THEN YOU HAVE YOUR DOCTORS NOTES SAYING YOU CAN'T WORK ANY MORE DUE TO YOUR ILLNESS AND THEN YOU STILL HAVE TO RELY ON SOMEONE SAYING YES OR NO AS TO WEATHER YOU GET IT OR NOT. DISABILITY IS NO PIECE OF CAKE AS A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKE IT OUT TO BE, I HAVE TO GO TO 3 DOCTORS A MONTH, AND THE COST OF MY MEDICATIONS FOR 3 MONTHS COST OVER $1500. I JUST TRY TO MAKE IT FROM DAY TO DAY.
 

Dee C. (528)
Friday July 10, 2009, 3:45 pm
I am so sorry for your situation Robin..I do hope it is resolved for you soon..

In regards to the fraud in Social Services..it is a shame that people take advantage and scam the system..It hurts those who truly need it..
And yes..it is a terrible waste..and I too am glad to see them clamping down on it..They should do this everywhere..
 
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