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DSS Charges Charleston County Woman with Food Stamp Fraud

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DSS Charges Charleston County Woman with Food Stamp Fraud

March 25, 2024- On March 20, 2024, Special Agents with the South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, arrested a Charleston County woman in connection with fraudulently receiving $36,201.00 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Cory Nicole Baker, age 48, was charged with one (1) count of Fraudulent Acquisition or Use of Food Stamps with a value more than $10,000 and was booked at the Charleston County Detention Center.

The case will be prosecuted by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office. The related warrant can be found here.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, is dedicated to eradicating fraud, waste, abuse, and misconduct in programs administered by the agency. Reports of fraud can be made to the South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, at https://dss.sc.gov/about/fraud/ or call 1-800-694-8518.

THE INDIVIDUAL NAMED IN THIS CRIMINAL MATTER IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL TRIED AND FOUND GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW.   

 

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