{"id":98301,"date":"2018-12-06T11:38:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T16:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=98301"},"modified":"2018-12-06T11:38:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T16:38:15","slug":"sherrill-woman-charged-with-welfare-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=98301","title":{"rendered":"Sherrill woman charged with welfare fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-98302\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Howlett-Brandy-120x150.jpg?resize=120%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Howlett-Brandy.jpg?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Howlett-Brandy.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Howlett-Brandy.jpg?resize=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Howlett-Brandy.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>Sherrill woman charged with welfare fraud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 25, 2018, at 1:55 p.m., Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office investigators arrested Brandy M. Howlett, 33, of Sherrill, and charged her with fourth-degree welfare fraud (class E felony) and fourth-degree grand larceny (class E felony).<\/p>\n<p>Between June 1, 2018, and Sept. 30, 2018, Howlett was collecting public assistance from the Madison County Department of Social Services.\u00a0While doing so, she was required to report any earned income to Social Services.\u00a0It is alleged that Howlett failed to report income that she received; as a result, she was given $1,376 in public assistance for which she was ineligible.<\/p>\n<p>Howlett was issued appearance tickets directing her to appear in Lenox Town Court Jan. 8, 2019, at 9 a.m. to answer the charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sherrill woman charged with welfare fraud On Nov. 25, 2018, at 1:55 p.m., Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office investigators arrested Brandy M. Howlett, 33, of Sherrill, and charged her with fourth-degree welfare fraud (class E felony) and fourth-degree grand larceny (class E felony). 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