illegal alien scams welfare system (Santa Ana, Orange: felony, attorney, home)

[Bob's Burgers]

An illegal immagrant must pay $80,000 in restitution and has been sentenced to 180 days in jail following her conviction for fraudulently applying for and illegally receiving public assistance for 11 years.
Aurelia Ramirez of Santa Ana, pleaded guilty in Orange County Superior Court on Wednesday to one felony count of receiving more than $400 through misrepresentation and nine felony counts of perjury for filing false applications for aid, prosecutors said. She received more than $79,000 in cash aid and food stamps, according to a news release from the District Attorney's Office.
[CENTER]Ramirez is subject to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold and will be deported upon completion of her sentence, the release said.[/CENTER]


Prosecutors said that beginning Dec. 6, 1991, Ramirez fraudulently applied for public assistance for her nine children through the Orange County Department of Social Services by signing under penalty of perjury that her husband lived and worked in Mexico. But, prosecutors said, while she collected aid her husband held three jobs and lived with his family in Orange County.
Had she disclosed this information, she would not have qualified for assistance under the CalWORKs absent parent depravation rule, the release said. The state-funded program provides benefits to families with children when one parent is continually absent from the home and the primary wage earner is unemployed.
Ramirez's husband was unaware that she had fraudulently filed for and received benefits, prosecutors said.

[jeepgirl27]

That is happening everywhere..

[Fontucky]

Originally Posted by slowbill

Ramirez fraudulently applied for public assistance for her nine children

Ochomom.

[Dusty Rhodes]

illegal alien scams welfare system


Yeah, doncha just hate it when them Martians and Venutians come down here and live off of the system???? Really ticks me off. Green ain't no good color for anybody but the seasick!!!

[Curmudgeon]

Why not. There are 12,000,000 who've been scamming the citizen taxpayers since they stepped foot over the border!

[EscapeCalifornia]

Just imagine how many more just like her are out there.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

Ochomom.

Wouldn't it be nueve mom?

[Charles]

And after all is said and done, it will probably cost $350K to make up the $80K theft.

It's only money. Can't take it with you. Coffins don't have pockets.

[LASam]

Originally Posted by Charles

And after all is said and done, it will probably cost $350K to make up the $80K theft.

That's the really sad part. Though I suppose the idea is to make an example out of her to deter other abusers... I doubt the effectiveness of this though.

[CAVA1990]

Defense contractor scams procurement system. Funny how the teabirchers don't seem to get so upset about that.