Valenzuela v. People

Henrietta Valenzuela, the defendant, appeals a holding by the court of appeals, People v. Valenzuela, 874 P.2d 420 (Colo.App. 1993), requiring her to pay interest on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and food stamp benefits she fraudulently obtained. 1

Valenzuela applied for AFDC and food stamp benefits from the Jefferson County Department of Social Services (Department). On her application, Valenzuela claimed that the only household income was AFDC benefits which she received from the Department. From December of 1989 through June of 1990, Valenzuela received AFDC and food stamp…