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发帖数: 1363 | 1 Seattle welfare recipient lives in million-dollar home
A Seattle woman who is receiving welfare assistance from Washington state
also happens to live in a waterfront house on Lake Washington worth more
than a million dollars.
Federal agents raided the home this weekend but have not released the woman
or her husband's name because they have not officially been charged with a
crime.
However, federal documents obtained by KING 5 News show the couple currently
receives more than $1,200 a month in public housing vouchers, plus state
and government disability checks and food stamps. They have been receiving
the benefits since 2003.
The 2,500 square-foot home, which includes gardens and a boat dock, is
valued at $1.2 million. And even though the couple has been receiving the
benefits for nearly 10 years, records show that they accurately listed the
address of their current home when applying for the state and federal
benefits.
A federal official told KING 5 that the couple likely took advantage of a
loophole, which allows low-income individuals to receive financial
assistance to help them pay their rent and move away from housing projects.
However, the law does not require officials to verify what type of home the
benefits recipient is living in.
As if the million dollar home weren't enough, the supposedly low-income
couple also gave money to various charities and traveled around the world to
locales in Turkey, Tel Aviv and resort towns in Mexico, according to court
records.
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