United States v. Audra D. Gettler

[UNPUBLISHED]

Audra D. Gettler received food stamps from 1998 through 2000. During this time, she worked at her brother’s dry cleaning business for about 20-30 hours each week. Instead of paying Gettler cash wages, Gettler’s brother let Gettler and her child live in a house he owned without requiring Gettler to pay rent or utilities, and he also subsidized Gettler’s childcare and personal expenses. Gettler’s federal income taxes for 1998, 1999, and 2000 (prepared by her brother’s accountant) listed the annual value of the housing and other expenses as income of $7200, in addition to $500-600…