Post by pavel on Jan 23, 2016 3:38:20 GMT -6
A 51-year-old Franklinton woman who has a doctorate degree and runs a private consulting firm has been found guilty of felony theft for fraudulently collecting more than $15,000 in food stamps and child care assistance. Kera E. Moseley, whose firm had contracts with several state agencies, was tried in December before 22nd Judicial District Judge Martin E. Coady, who took the matter under study.
After announcing the guilty verdict Wednesday (Jan. 20), Coady sentenced Moseley to two years in prison but suspended the sentence pending her completion of two years of active probation.
Moseley first applied in 2011 to receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is administered through the state Department of Children & and Family Services, according to testimony in her trial. The state initially denied her application because it correctly showed that she was self-employed, and her required tax forms revealed her income exceeded the program's guidelines.
But when she reapplied the following year, Moseley did not list her employment and began collecting the benefits, according to a news release from north shore District Attorney Warren Montgomery's office.
Read more: www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/01/consultant_with_doctorate_degr.html#incart_most-comments
After announcing the guilty verdict Wednesday (Jan. 20), Coady sentenced Moseley to two years in prison but suspended the sentence pending her completion of two years of active probation.
Moseley first applied in 2011 to receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is administered through the state Department of Children & and Family Services, according to testimony in her trial. The state initially denied her application because it correctly showed that she was self-employed, and her required tax forms revealed her income exceeded the program's guidelines.
But when she reapplied the following year, Moseley did not list her employment and began collecting the benefits, according to a news release from north shore District Attorney Warren Montgomery's office.
Read more: www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/01/consultant_with_doctorate_degr.html#incart_most-comments