DSS Charges Two Individuals in Beaufort County with Food Stamp Fraud
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DSS Charges Two Individuals in Beaufort County with Food Stamp Fraud
April 21, 2025- On March 31st, 2025, Special Agents with the South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, arrested a Beaufort County man and woman in connection with fraudulently receiving $20,369.00 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Dennis Lee Phillips Jr., 42 and Jennifer Nichole Phillips, 44, were each charged with one (1) count Fraudulent Acquisition or Use of Food Stamps, greater than $10,000. Both individuals were booked at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
The case will be prosecuted by the 14th 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 1-800-616-1309.
THE INDIVIDUAL NAMED IN THIS CRIMINAL MATTER IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL TRIED AND FOUND GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW.
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