Cynthia A. Faulkner, Fraudulent Food Card Benefits, Ohio 2013

Dayton, Ohio - Cynthia A. Faulkner, 32, of Dayton, Ohio, pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining federal funds, prosecutors announced.

Faulkner made false statements on her April 2013 application to receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, misrepresenting the cost of her rental residence in Mason, Ohio, for which she paid more than $2,000 per month.

On a similar application in 2014, Faulkner falsely reported her and her husband’s total gross income as approximately $36,000. In fact, their total gross income for the application period was nearly $91,000.

Faulkner also aided in the filing of materially false income tax returns by underreporting business receipts by nearly $125,000 over tax years 2011 and 2012.

The scheme involved Capital Group Properties and Consultants Corp of Mason and Cincinnati, Ohio, and National Appraisal Sources, LLC of Cincinnati, Ohio, which are both co-owned by Faulkner.

The parties in this case have agreed upon a recommended sentence of up to 21 months in prison.

U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman commended the investigation of this case by the IRS Criminal Investigation, USDA OIG and HUD OIG, as well as Assistant United States Attorney Dwight Keller, who is prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/local-woman-pleads-guilty-fraudulently-obtaining-federal-funds