SC DSS Charges Richland County Woman with Food Stamp Fraud
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SC DSS Charges Richland County Woman with Food Stamp Fraud
May 7, 2025- On April 30th, 2025, Special Agents with the South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, arrested a Richland County woman in connection with fraudulently receiving $23,380.38 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Pamela Christine Dinkins aka Pamela Christine Baxley, 53, was charged with three (3) counts of Fraudulent Acquisition or Use of Food Stamps, value $2,000 or less, five (5) counts Fraudulent Acquisition or Use of Food Stamps, value more than $2,000, but less than $10,000. She was booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
The case will be prosecuted by the Fifth 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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