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Madera County benefits worker arrested for fraud scheme
A former Madera County benefits eligibility worker was arrested on Friday for allegedly stealing CalFresh benefits. Federal prosecutors claim that Leticia Mariscal, 55, stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of CalFresh benefits during a multiyear scheme. Driving the news: CalFresh benefits provide financial assistance to qualifying California residents to purchase food. The big picture: From December 2020 to April 2025, Mariscal allegedly …
Madera benefits worker accused of stealing $40K
A former Madera County benefits eligibility worker has been arrested on federal charges alleging she stole tens of thousands of dollars in CalFresh benefits over the last several years, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced Friday. Leticia Mariscal, 55, of Madera, is accused of using her access to county databases between December 2020 and April 2025 to obtain personal information belonging to elderly or deceased individuals. According to court rep…
MADERA, California.- Leticia Mariscal, a former worker in Wood County, was arrested as suspected of stealing more than $40,000 in Calfresh's profits from other people for several years. According to a statement by federal prosecutor Eric Grant, citing court records, between December 2020 and April 2025, Mariscal misused the county databases to which he had access through his work to obtain identifying information from older or deceased people. S…
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