Hastings, MN (MinnesotaNow)- The State of Minnesota paid out thousands of dollars in public assistance benefits to a man living in Wisconsin.
That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County Court on Thursday. He is accused of fraudulently obtaining Minnesota benefits for multiple years.
38-year-old Riley Michael Cullifer of Prescott, WI is charged with one count of felony theft.
Wisconsin Man Accused of Lying About His Residence to Obtain Minnesota Welfare Benefits
The complaint says he claimed on an application for public assistance benefits to be living at a residence in Hastings since May 31 of 2022 and paying $500 in monthly rent but had his mail sent to a home in Prescott…