Special agents from the South Carolina Department of Social Services arrested a 39-year-old Richland County woman on September 23 and charged her with fraudulently receiving $33,410 in food stamp benefits. The department’s Office of Inspector General made the arrest with help from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, according to a release the agency published September 29. The woman, Davita Burnett, was booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
DSS charged her with fraudulent acquisition or use of food stamps valued at $10,000 or more. The agency’s notice says the individual named in the criminal matter “is presumed innocent until tried and found guilty in a court of law,” and the 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office will prosecute…