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    Feds Raid Million Dollar Home of Welfare Recipient in Washin

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    Feds Raid Million Dollar Home of Welfare Recipient in Washington State
    Posted on December 5, 2011 by Conservative Byte

    Residents of a wealthy lakefront community near Seattle are surprised to learn that one of their neighbors, who has lived in a $1.2 million home for the last 8 years, is the recipient of more that $1,200 a month in public housing vouchers, federal and state disability, and food stamps. King 5 reports on the couple living large on the taxpayer’s dime:

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    Fri Dec 02 19:03:59 PST 2011
    Feds: Seattle welfare recipient lives in million dollar home

    Search warrant documents unsealed Friday in federal court reveal that she received more than $1,200 a month in public housing vouchers, plus monthly cash from the federal and state government for a disability, as well as food stamps. view full article


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    Feds: Seattle welfare recipient lives in million dollar home . by CHRIS INGALLS / KING 5 News
    Posted on December 2, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Updated Friday, Dec 2 at 8:26 PM


    SEATTLE -- She lives in a beautiful waterfront home on Seattle’s Lake Washington. Yet, she's on welfare assistance.

    This week federal agents moved in to put a stop to it. They raided her south Lake Washington home armed with a search warrant.

    KING 5 News is not naming the woman or her husband because they have not been criminally charged.

    Search warrant documents unsealed Friday in federal court reveal that she received more than $1,200 a month in public housing vouchers, plus monthly cash from the federal and state government for a disability, as well as food stamps.

    Property records show the woman lives in a 2,500 square-foot home, with gardens and a boat dock, that is valued at $1.2 million.

    Records show she has received welfare benefits while living in the plush home since 2003. Records also show she truthfully provided her address when she applied for benefits.

    How could the government allow housing subsidy dollars to someone who openly lives in one of Seattle’s most desirable neighborhoods?

    A federal official spoke to KING 5 News on condition of anonymity. He says the housing voucher program provides coupons that help low-income people pay their rent. He says it allows people to get out of housing projects and move into the place of their choosing. However, he says a “flawâ€
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