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Taken: HI convict pleads guilty to stealing $200,000 in gov’t welfare
Hawaii Free Press ^
| Feb 7, 2014
| Malia Zimmerman
Posted on 02/09/2014 5:59:50 AM PST by Islander7
HONOLULU Hawaii has some of the most generous welfare benefits in the country, and one man took full advantage of them.
The man, who went by the name Vaughn Sherwood a name he apparently stole took more than $200,000 from taxpayers, the FBI said.
On Thursday, shackled in handcuffs and dressed in a white prison uniform, he pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to four counts related to theft of government property, identity theft and illegal possession of a firearm.
(Excerpt) Read more at hawaiifreepress.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: crime; fraud; hi; welfare
According to Ron Johnson, the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case, the man inherited $360,000 from his deceased parents and, without disclosing it to the government, hid the cash in two safe deposit boxes at two banks. The federal indictment revealed Sherwood also owned a sailboat and a jet boat and drove a Mercedes Benz S420.He lived in an apartment in Waikiki, yet he admitted Thursday he obtained $6,500 in welfare cash payments, $5,800 in food stamps and $24,000 in medical benefits from the state Department of Human Services over nine years. He claimed he was homeless.
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posted on
02/09/2014 5:59:50 AM PST
by
Islander7
To: Islander7
Now he will have “three hots and a cot,” compliments of the Hawaiian penitentiary system.
To: Islander7
I’m betting that (a)he was an Obama voter and/or (b)he never would’ve been charged if it wasn’t for illegally owning the gun.
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:05:59 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: Islander7
Maybe the gub'mint will now go after all the illegals that steal identities, steal benefits that taxpayers support and then get "refunds" for the thirteen children they list!
ha! Just kiddin!
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:06:43 AM PST
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
To: Islander7
I live in North Georgia where my county of 30,000 has 6,000 SNAP recipients. We also have at least 4 enclaves of LBJs Great Society Public Housing left over from the 60s and 70s that are completely filled. The rest of them live in the thousands of rental trailers via Section 8 vouchers throughout the county. Outside, you’ll see cars, many with Handicap Stickers/Plates on them (these are the ones that have hit the SSDI motherload).
If you drive by their homes and trailers in the morning around 7 or 8 AM in the morning while it is still mostly dark outside, you won’t see any lights, anyone stirring in these places. In fact, you won’t see nearly anyone stirring until say 10 or 11AM, when they are off to WalMart, Kroger or wherever to use their Georgia Peach EBT cards. You sure as heck don’t see them sitting down at those little terminals there in those stores applying for a job.
As far as I’m concerned, they really aren’t any different than the convict.
As far as I’m concerned
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:13:12 AM PST
by
Gaffer
(Comprehensive Immigration Reform is just another name for Comprehensive Capitulation)
To: Islander7
Curious what his “net” was — welfare minus taxes. I’ll bet the government socialists still owe him money.
To: Islander7
If you see one roach you can be sure there are many, many more.
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:14:19 AM PST
by
PoloSec
( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
To: Islander7
Hell, he’s not even close to how much Obama has stolen!!
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:24:17 AM PST
by
Doc Savage
("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
To: Islander7
How much did Obama steal in educational funds claiming to be a foreign student if he was born in Hawaii?
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:31:26 AM PST
by
Lawgvr1955
( Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: PoloSec
i used live there, very many different species of roaches, (6L/2L :) kind. One species can even talk and so
numerous they could possibly tip the island over...and the 'Rats (4L/2L :) specie are incredible numerous.
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:36:40 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
To: Doc Savage
chump change, but you could believe in it.
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:38:34 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
To: skinkinthegrass
And now that he has been caught, his care will continue on behalf of the gubmint. How ironic.
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:54:04 AM PST
by
DaveA37
To: Islander7
Interesting:
The last I knew, an INHERITANCE is NOT income. It is a gift.
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