Posted on 09/04/2015 3:11:39 AM PDT by markomalley
Tennessee state officials announced Thursday that they have arrested state Department of Human Services Eligibility Counselor Alfred Awonuga for allegedly trading food stamps for sex.
In his role, Awonuga was responsible for deciding if a person was eligible for food stamps. An investigation by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) found he used his authority to coercive individuals into having sex with him. This included some not otherwise eligible to receive benefits.
“Awonuga used his position to attempt to get a participant in the state’s food assistance program to have sex with him in exchange for benefits,” a press release from TBI detailed. “Agents further learned Awonuga manipulated the program in a separate incident by obtaining benefits for an applicant who would otherwise not be eligible in an attempt to get the participant to have sex with him.”
The woman in question, who was not indicated by name, refused the offer. This prompted Awonuga to terminate the benefits he had already obtained for her.
“When she declined, the investigation revealed Awonuga facilitated the termination of her benefits and later communicated with her that he could assist her in getting her benefits reinstated,” the press release continued. “While continuing to express a desire in a sexual relationship. The agency subsequently terminated his employment.”
The food stamp program, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is run by both federal and state agencies. It is overseen by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program is designed to provide food to low-come individuals and families. Agents found the alleged abuse of power occurred between March 2014 to March 2015.
Davidson County Grand Jury authorized the indictments for Awonuga on Aug. 28 with six counts of Official Misconduct and one count of Attempted Official Misconduct. Awonuga is now being held at Davidson County Jail on a $20,000 bond.
“Alfred Awonuga “
From Norway right?
Amish name, I’m sure.
Awonuga’s are pure blue bloods from Virginia.
Yes. “Way far deep, deep, southern” Norway. The part of Norway that’s on a different continent from the rest of Norway.
I knew it.
No wonder the Thalmor went to war with’em.
/Skyrim
So he wanted them to work for the freebies?
I was (pleasantly) surprised when the “Precious” movie didn’t shirk from portraying welfare abuse; children learn it at a young age and it becomes a lifestyle. When they shanghai young whites into mandatory “volunteering”, they ask what they can do for their country; when is the last time anyone asked the permanent underclass to give anything? The only contribution I see is their young men in coveralls cleaning the sides of roads (for the Department of Corrections)...
Although they secretly boast of a few drops of Indian blood descented from Pocahontas.
Awonuga’s are pure blue gums from Virginia.
Fixed it for ya.
What is the point in being a bureaucrat if you can’t extort from people? /s
Alfred Awonuga, a natioanality of Nigeria. I studied general Art and Graphic design. My unique approach to Art is gifted to me since I was a kid. I love to draw on the wall and every where around the house as a teenage and most especially drawing directly from news magazines. My sence of the art world was awakened when I was in high school. After I graduated from college I decided to be myself and build up my personal style in the way I paint and think.
I believe 'An artist should be himself always ...he is like a dreamer with third eye,he should show and portray conviction in his work. Since an artist is born not made, he should strive to be himself always and improve on his original self '.
I believe I have a third eye in the way I see things and my personal style of painting. My painting mostly depicted the present, future and modern African background. I enjoyed my palette knife strokes impression and color and lively knife strokes to create my vibrant oil painting. My palette knife strokes reveal my strong sense of composition and feelings for dramatic strokes interaction which show the magic in my strokes.
I was fortunate to have my natural artistic abilities enriched and cultivated at this world class for the arts. My paintings are collected privately and can also be found in across Australia and U.k.
I guess the Nigerian bank funds transfer business wasn’t working out for him...
Sacrasm?
Not really.
You've just expressed the Third World view of bureaucracy. It's part of what's wrong with the Third World.
Sooo,
I guess it is illegal for people in gub mint to trade their services for sex!
Who knew?
Ann was right about the Nigerians too...
Long, long ago, my grandfather had a car with a horn that went, “Awanuga!”
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