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Mount Pleasant woman charged in candy scam
Comments 0 | Recommend 0MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) - A Mount Pleasant woman is accused of using state aid to buy candy and have her children sell it under the guise of fundraising for charity.
The Saginaw News reports 29-year-old Joanne Walters used her state-issued Bridge Card to buy candy. Authorities say she then made her 11-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter sell the candy door-to-door in Gratiot and Isabella counties.
She has a court hearing in Isabella County Sept. 15 on misdemeanor charges of committing fraud under false pretenses, using false names for a charitable solicitation and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The fraud charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.
Walters has no attorney on record or listed number.
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