http://newsok.com/22-oklahoma-city-a...rticle/3504633

Kudos to the agencies involved that worked to sting these thieves. I hope they throw the book at them but they probably won't. I wish they would go after the welfare cheaters, too. But they probably won't.

Amazing that they found 22 places doing this sort of nonsense. Just goes to show how widespread it is. Estimates are that welfare fraud is 3 - 6% but I suspect that is way too low. And that is not even taking into account people making "legal" lifestyle choices to qualify for food stamps (not working or not married to the father of the kids). Those people are perfectly eligible and not subject to any legal recourse. I personally know many people who deliberately don't marry in order to qualify even though the mother is living with the father of their kids - some for decades. Perfectly legal. Work the system, baby!