87 charged with public assistance fraud in March
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EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) stated in March that 87 individuals have been charged with public assistance fraud. OSIG says the restitution owned to the Commonwealth totals $345,405 and the 87 defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they allegedly defrauding. "These charges highlight the Commonwealth`s []

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