HORTONVILLE, WI – A Hortonville woman is facing multiple charges after prosecutors say she falsified records to collect more than $58,000 in public assistance benefits over a five-year period.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Outagamie County, 33-year-old Learae Cummings submitted unauthorized employment forms and claimed she was separated from her husband, a statement investigators allege was false. Prosecutors say she received more than $38,000 in FoodShare benefits and over $20,000 in child care benefits during that time.
Investigators also allege some of the money was used for gambling. Cummings is charged with identity theft and other fraud-related counts and is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing.
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