Why A Michigan Mother's Food Stamp Fraud Case Matters

Why A Michigan Mother's Food Stamp Fraud Case Matters

Source: Andrii Dodonov / Getty Yet again, the government turns its gaze on the wrong target. Talia C. Teneyuque of Saginaw, Michigan, is charged with food stamp fraud for using her Bridge Card to buy flour and sugar for baked goods she sold online. Authorities claim she misused about $1,800 in benefits and warn that she could face 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.  The real question is, why did she have to stretch her benefits in the first…

BLK ALERTS - Policing Poverty: Why A Michigan Mother’s Food Stamp Fraud Case Matters

Source: Andrii Dodonov / Getty Yet again, the government turns its gaze on the wrong target. Talia C. Teneyuque of Saginaw, Michigan, is charged with food stamp fraud for using her Bridge Card to buy flour and sugar for baked goods she sold online. Authorities claim she misused about $1,800 in benefits and warn that she could face 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.  The real question is, why did she have to stretch her benefits in the first…

Policing Poverty: Why A Michigan Mother’s Food Stamp Fraud Case Matters

Source: Andrii Dodonov / Getty Yet again, the government turns its gaze on the wrong target. Talia C. Teneyuque of Saginaw, Michigan, is charged with food stamp fraud for using her Bridge Card to buy flour and sugar for baked goods she sold online. Authorities claim she misused about $1,800 in benefits and warn that she could face 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.  The real question is, why did she have to stretch her benefits in the first…