Should I report a co worker for Medicaid/ food-stamp fraud?

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No family that size gets $800 a month in food stamps. A family of 3 or 4 gets about $450.

A family of 5 in md can get $771 so it’s close to $800

https://www.peoples-law.org/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program

Welfare babies are alive and well and many generational poverty cultures in America.
Check out the Social Security Administration office in Silver Spring / New Hampshire Ave. Anchor babies signing up galore! You can easily get your and your American children's freebies: health, childcare, English, dental, clothes, Metro pass, cable payment, smart phone, etc.

Why work a real job or report your tip money when you can live off handouts? You suckers paying taxes and working jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If someone else lives in the home, you have to report it and you have to present a signed statement by them that they purchase their food separately.

Well that's practically encouraging fraud.

[Anonymous]

Boyfriend/husband/whatever is drug dealing. That'll come back to bite them in the ass. I feel bad for the kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

OP here. I reported her this morning. Apparently there's a reward system for reporting fraud. I had no idea.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

OP here. I reported her this morning. Apparently there's a reward system for reporting fraud. I had no idea.

Good! You did the right thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

OP here. I reported her this morning. Apparently there's a reward system for reporting fraud. I had no idea.

So glad you got your reward I hope you sleep well tonight knowing you took food and medical care away from kids. Despicable!

[Anonymous]

Another good Christian doing God’s work of judging others. Way to go, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

OP here. I reported her this morning. Apparently there's a reward system for reporting fraud. I had no idea.

So glad you got your reward I hope you sleep well tonight knowing you took food and medical care away from kids. Despicable!

Op here. I will not get a reward because I choose to remain anonymous. This person is breaking the law and she deserves it. She went out of her way to tell me she cheats the system at least 3-4 times. She has told several other people at church. It actually makes me sick to hear all of her stories. She has no morals and needs a reality check. If the children really need assistance for food the government will give it to them. They obviously have money if she can afford a LV handbag and $200 shoes and lots of other shopping trips she likes to brag about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

OP here. I reported her this morning. Apparently there's a reward system for reporting fraud. I had no idea.

So glad you got your reward I hope you sleep well tonight knowing you took food and medical care away from kids. Despicable!

Op here. I will not get a reward because I choose to remain anonymous. This person is breaking the law and she deserves it. She went out of her way to tell me she cheats the system at least 3-4 times. She has told several other people at church. It actually makes me sick to hear all of her stories. She has no morals and needs a reality check. If the children really need assistance for food the government will give it to them. They obviously have money if she can afford a LV handbag and $200 shoes and lots of other shopping trips she likes to brag about.

Did it occur to you that her LV purse might be stolen? Ditto for the shoes.

It sounds like her BF might be doing something illegal (perhaps running a happy ending spa or dealing drugs or laundering money).

I'm more upset with the pp with the MIL who lives with her that is on food stamps. WTF?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

OP here. I reported her this morning. Apparently there's a reward system for reporting fraud. I had no idea.

So glad you got your reward I hope you sleep well tonight knowing you took food and medical care away from kids. Despicable!

Op here. I will not get a reward because I choose to remain anonymous. This person is breaking the law and she deserves it. She went out of her way to tell me she cheats the system at least 3-4 times. She has told several other people at church. It actually makes me sick to hear all of her stories. She has no morals and needs a reality check. If the children really need assistance for food the government will give it to them. They obviously have money if she can afford a LV handbag and $200 shoes and lots of other shopping trips she likes to brag about.

Did it occur to you that her LV purse might be stolen? Ditto for the shoes.

It sounds like her BF might be doing something illegal (perhaps running a happy ending spa or dealing drugs or laundering money).

I'm more upset with the pp with the MIL who lives with her that is on food stamps. WTF?

OP here. No it didn't occur to me but honestly I don't care. She's told me she cheats the system and it makes me sick. There are plenty of people who really need assistance. At this point it's in the hands of the government to figure it out. She's trying to have several more children. I do get upset when people abuse welfare.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

OP here. I reported her this morning. Apparently there's a reward system for reporting fraud. I had no idea.

So glad you got your reward I hope you sleep well tonight knowing you took food and medical care away from kids. Despicable!

Op here. I will not get a reward because I choose to remain anonymous. This person is breaking the law and she deserves it. She went out of her way to tell me she cheats the system at least 3-4 times. She has told several other people at church. It actually makes me sick to hear all of her stories. She has no morals and needs a reality check. If the children really need assistance for food the government will give it to them. They obviously have money if she can afford a LV handbag and $200 shoes and lots of other shopping trips she likes to brag about.

OP, if you believe a nail tech makes $2000 in tips a week, let's not pretend you can tell a fake LV from a real one. Your "I hate welfare frauds" message is getting a bit too on the nose now. Quit your troll while you are ahead.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

OP here. I reported her this morning. Apparently there's a reward system for reporting fraud. I had no idea.

So glad you got your reward I hope you sleep well tonight knowing you took food and medical care away from kids. Despicable!

Op here. I will not get a reward because I choose to remain anonymous. This person is breaking the law and she deserves it. She went out of her way to tell me she cheats the system at least 3-4 times. She has told several other people at church. It actually makes me sick to hear all of her stories. She has no morals and needs a reality check. If the children really need assistance for food the government will give it to them. They obviously have money if she can afford a LV handbag and $200 shoes and lots of other shopping trips she likes to brag about.

OP, if you believe a nail tech makes $2000 in tips a week, let's not pretend you can tell a fake LV from a real one. Your "I hate welfare frauds" message is getting a bit too on the nose now. Quit your troll while you are ahead.

Good for OP. More people should do this. Are you really trying to make someone who reports welfare fraud feel bad? This is a no brainier.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If someone else lives in the home, you have to report it and you have to present a signed statement by them that they purchase their food separately.

Really? When I was younger I had roommates and we all shared a house. One of my roommates had a boyfriend share the house. Do not have to count their income unless married.

You guys. Stop it.

There are several "if/then" situations regarding who must be included in the assistance group.

I'm not going to detail each one one here. But here's a basic idea.

The people included in the assistance group are those who purchase and prepare your meals together. This is true even if you're not married. If, when you're shopping, you're buying food for your boyfriend (like most couples do), then he is included. You must include his income. He can be excluded if the two of you generally buy your own food (like most roommate situations).

If your boyfriend is the father of the minor children who are in the home, then he is included.

If you are married to the man, he is included, regardless of whether he's the father of the children.

There are more rules. If a situation applied to you once, it may or may not apply to everyone else in the country.

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Anonymous wrote:I volunteer with a young early 20s mother of 2. She has bragged at least 3-4 times to different people about cheating the system. These are her exact words! Apparently her boyfriend works as a nail technician and most of his income doesn't get reported. I am not sure if she tells the gov that they boyfriend is out of the picture. Anyway she is trying to have a third child and gets $800 per months from food stamps. She says her boyfriend brings home $2000 weekly in tips. She brags about buying $200 shoes and all kinds of crap. The girl is a paid childcare worker but only works 5 hours per week. I think she said this is the only income she reports to the government. I can't believe I am thinking about reporting her because she is nice to me. She's not very helpful in the nursery when we're working together though. Most of the time she sits in the rocking chair playing on her phone. How much trouble would she get into?

yet report her.

thank you,
the 60% of the pop who actually pays federal, state and county income tax.

OP here. I reported her this morning. Apparently there's a reward system for reporting fraud. I had no idea.

So glad you got your reward I hope you sleep well tonight knowing you took food and medical care away from kids. Despicable!

Op here. I will not get a reward because I choose to remain anonymous. This person is breaking the law and she deserves it. She went out of her way to tell me she cheats the system at least 3-4 times. She has told several other people at church. It actually makes me sick to hear all of her stories. She has no morals and needs a reality check. If the children really need assistance for food the government will give it to them. They obviously have money if she can afford a LV handbag and $200 shoes and lots of other shopping trips she likes to brag about.

OP, if you believe a nail tech makes $2000 in tips a week, let's not pretend you can tell a fake LV from a real one. Your "I hate welfare frauds" message is getting a bit too on the nose now. Quit your troll while you are ahead.

+1 OP, I don't believe either you were truthful in your post or you have any idea which statements of hers were true. None of them could be true, but you're going on the assumption that all of them are true. There is no way a nail tech makes $2k weekly in tips. And I don't believe in this market that it's easy for a low-level drug dealer to clear that either. This falls in the category of DCUM should have told you to MYOFB. You have no evidence, besides the statements of this woman. You're not seeing welfare checks or anything besides the crap she tells you. I agree from your posts that I don't think you'd be able to tell a high end purchase from a fake. Also, my brother's wife, who made $7/hr and was not on welfare with one child, while my brother didn't make much more, also had the best phones and expensive purses. I make way more than they do and I never had any of that stuff. It's a choice on what you spend your money on. I also agree that because they are not married that his income is a moot point.

The danger in reporting her is that whatever happens to her is now your fault. I have no idea where you're volunteering, but I work with homeless people, and there's a lot of mental illness in the homeless population. If she wasn't taking advantage of the system, but loses any of her benefits because she can't produce any documentation (even though she should be able to), that's on you for not ignoring her blatantly ridiculous comments.

You got too involved in a situation you know nothing about for real.