Dyer v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of welfare fraud by filing false statements in food stamp applications during the months June-December, 1976. In effect, Dyer stated that three children of his wife were his and that they (the family) had little or no income during the period in question. In point of fact, each child was receiving $81 per month as Social Security benefits based upon eligibility flowing from their deceased natural father. Dyer admitted filling out the forms, asserting therein incorrectly that the children were identified as his children, and failing to disclose they were…