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PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Department of Economic Security officials say a state lawmaker has been indicted on felony fraud and other charges for lying on her application for food stamps.
The charges of fraud, theft and unlawful use of food stamps against Rep. Cecilia Velasquez were announced Wednesday by DES Director Tim Jeffries.
The indictment issued by the state grand jury was unsealed Monday. Velasquez is set to appear in court on July 5.
The 42-year-old Litchfield Park Democrat didn't immediately return calls to her cellphone seeking comment.
This is the second time the former paralegal and mother of five children has been in legal trouble in her short political career.
As Channel 12 News reported after the election, the Florence Municipal Court had an active warrant for her arrest at the time for failing to pay fines for driving with a suspended license and without insurance. Court records show she's a driving scofflaw, with numerous infractions going back to the 1990s.
Pretty much anytime money is involved some abuse occurs. The level of abuse might be a better question.
For example-want real abuse? Check out the "woman owned small business" stuff that occurs in government contracts. I've seen some horrors there.
IE-Wife owns business, but the business has a open complaint from the husband against it for massive back due wages. If the wife tries to actually take the business, its broken via the wage claim, all assets sold, and husband buys them at auction. Also a nice way to go bankrupt and avoid paying lawsuits off. The end reality is that the wife doesn't own the business, and the actual owner is the guy.
Pretty much anytime money is involved some abuse occurs. The level of abuse might be a better question.
For example-want real abuse? Check out the "woman owned small business" stuff that occurs in government contracts. I've seen some horrors there.
IE-Wife owns business, but the business has a open complaint from the husband against it for massive back due wages. If the wife tries to actually take the business, its broken via the wage claim, all assets sold, and husband buys them at auction. Also a nice way to go bankrupt and avoid paying lawsuits off. The end reality is that the wife doesn't own the business, and the actual owner is the guy.
Trust me, I understand how big government creates big messes.
You also won't catch me trying to pin big government exclusively on Democrats when the GOP also loves big government and knows how to manipulate it.
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