Harvey v. District of Columbia

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

Appellant pled guilty on August 15, 1991, to nine counts of having fraudulently obtained a total of $6,280 in welfare benefits. D.C.Code § 3 — 218.1(a) (1994). She was sentenced to consecutive prison terms of thirty days for each count, but execution of the sentence was suspended in favor of five years of supervised probation. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $6,280 in monthly installments of $50 each.

On September 20, 1993, appellant’s probation officer informed the court that she was “experiencing severe difficulties” in making restitution,…