MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two women are among four DeSoto County residents indicted by a Grand Jury for allegedly defrauding the State of Mississippi out of more than $96,993.40 in public assistance funds through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other welfare programs.
District Attorney Matthew Barton said Kayla Smith and Sharita Jones were arrested today by the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Division and investigators from the DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office during Operation Snap, Crackle, Pop’em.
Smith faces three counts totaling $37,852.78 and is accused of abusing the state’s childcare payment program.
Jones, a former employee of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, faces one count totaling $20,028.00, and is accused of defrauding the SNAP program by misrepresenting her income…