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Stiffer Penalties Proposed For Fopd Stamp Abusers
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Food stamp abusers will get
stiffer disqualification
penalties under a proposal
announced by "Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture
Mary C. Jarratt.
Under the proposal,
people found guilty of in
tentional misrepresentation
Delegation To
Visit China
RALIEGH-A delegation of
22 state and local health
officials. under the
leadership of State Health
Director Dr. Ronald Levine,
will travel to the People’s
Republic of China this
month to discuss health
issues with leading Chinese
health experts, Levine
announced today. This
mission will be under the
sponsorship of the
Eisenhower People-To-
People Foundation.
He said delegates have
accepted an invitation from
China’s Ministry of Health
to exhange ideas on health
issues facing both countries.
The group will leave for
China on July 12 and is
scheduled to visit health
facilities in Peking,
Chengdu, Hohhot. Xian and
Shanghai.
Levine said the members
of the delegation, which
include physicians and other
health officials from all over
North Carolina, will pay
their own expenses for the
trip. “Each and every
member is tremendously
excited over the opportunity
to share views on the
organization and delivery of
health services with the
Chinese government
representatives who are
their counterparts, ’ ’ he said.
Among those on the trip
will be Mrs. Jo Ann P.
Foreman, director of
Northeastern Division for
Human Development,
Elizabeth City.
Social Security
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provision was added to the
Social Security law in 1972
and was first used in 1975
when benefits increased by 8
per cent.
Since then benefits have
increased 6.4 per cent in
1976, 5.9 per cent in 1977, 6.5
per cent in 1978, 9.9 per cent
in 1979,14.3 per cent in 1980,
and 11.2 per cent in 1981.
Rec Report
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of fraud will be disqualified
from thti * food stamp
program folfsix months for
the first offense, 12 months
for the second and per
manently if found guilty of a
third offense. These
penalties would apply to all
individuals regardless of
whether they are deter
mined guilty at state or locgl
administrative
disqualification hearings or
in courts of law.
Currently, persons found
guilty of fraud at ad
ministrative . hearings are
disqualified for three
months, while’ those” found
guilty by courts are'
disqualified for six to 24
months for food stamp
abuses.
In the past, states have
been reluctant to conduct
administrative fraud
hearings because they
viewed findings of fraud to
be under the jurisdiction of
the legal Systran.
The proposal would add
the intentional making of
false or misleading
statements to the offenses
for which a person can, be
disqualified from the food
stamp program. Then,
states will not have to prove
fraud per se, but only in
tentional misrepresentation
by the household. Persons
would be disqualified for
violations of any state food
stamp statute under the
proposal announced
recently.
“This is one of the many
measures we’re taking to
improve the integrity of the
food stamp program .andi
eliminate fraud, waste and
abuse,” said Jarratt.
“These rules should en
courage states to actively
pursue persons abusing the
program by handling more
cases of suspected fraud
administratively. ’ ’
The proposal would also
change the way states
recover overpayments. If a
household receives more
benefits than it is entitled to
as a result of intentional
misrepresentation,
recovery would be tRe same
as foB a fraudulent
overissuance.
Under current
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at no charge by our wage
and hour staff.”
“And, we remind
management and labor
alike, that persons who file a
wage-related complaint, or
participate in a subsequent
investigation by the
department, are protected
by law from discrimination
or discharge hy their em
ployers as a result of their
activity,” Brooks said.
For more information, or
to request a free copy of the
1979 Wage and Hour Act of
North Carolina, contact the
N.C. Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division, 111
E. North S*., Raleigh, NC
27601, (919) 733-2152.
procedures, only the|
disqualified individual is
responsible for repaying
fraudulent overissuances.
With the proposal, the
household would be
responsible for repaying the
overissuance by agreeing to
a reduction in its allotment
or making the repayment in
cash.
The state agency would
also reduce a household’s
Miss Banks Is National Award Winner
The United States
Achievement Acadenqy
announced that Yulanda P.
Banks has been named a
1982 United States National
uK'lpt
Award winner in Business
Education. This award is a
prestigious honor very few
students can ever hope to
attain. In fact, the Academy
recognizes less than 5 per
cent of all American high
school students.
Free Trip
To Hawaii
The Perquimans County
Recreation Department and
Senior Center is sponsoring
a trip to Hawaii in early
November. For more in
formation and if you are
interested contact Patti
White at 426 - 5404.
Some fish, such as groupers
and flatfish, are able to
change color to match the
background on which they
are lying.
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RIVERTON attractive brick home featuring, LR, Den, Kitchen - Dining
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assumable mortgage at 7V« per cent $62,000. 1
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HISTORIC DISTRICT Lovely two story colonial home on corner lot. Features
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distance of downtown. *
ONE MILE FROM TOWN—Two story brick home one mile from town. Features
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ON CHOWAN RIVER Two story brick home, featuring 4 BR, 3 baths, LR, kit
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BASE RD. Brick, LR, kitchen, back yard. $35,000.
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OLD COUNTRY HOME—Needs moving and restoring. $6,000.
BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT LOTS ON ALBEMARLE SOUND One half acre
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W. HICKS STREET—Lot for sale. $2,900. Owner financing possible.
MEXICO RD. - FOR SALE This three bedroom brick home features
large living room, den (fireplace), kitchen, two baths, and garage. $49,000.
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MORGAN PARK Beautiful brick home on an acre lot. Includes LR, DR, gen,
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Efutti& allotments to collect
overpayments due to
inadvertent errras by the
recipient. These reductions
would' ibe limited to 10 per
cent of the household’s
allotment or $lO a month,
whichever results in faster
coll ec ton.
In addition, state agneies
would be able to turn any
claim over to professional
collection agency or take the
Miss Banks, who attends
John A. Holmes High School
was nominated for this
National award by Mrs.
Grace Byrum, a Business
teacher at the school. Miss
Banks will appear in the
United States Achievement
Academy Official Year
book, published nationally.
The Academy
USaA winners upon the
exclusive recommendation
of teachers, coaches, coun
selors or other school
sponsors and upon the
Fraud Penalties Collected
GREENSBORO - Civil
fraud penalties totalling
$193,000 we're collected
against 34 North Carolina
taxpayers during the first
quarter of fiscal year 1982,
the International Revenue
Service has announced.
According to Glenn Jones,
IRS public affairs officer,
during the 1981 fiscal year,
the IRS assessed almost
$1.2-million in civil fraud
penalties from about 120
taxpayers.
Jones said, “The law
provides for civil penalty of
50 per cent of the entire
additional tax due if any
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fcusehold tb court if it fails
to respond th the agency’s
letter demanding
repayment.
Comments on this pro
posed rule will be accepted
until Aug. 20 and will be
considered in developing
final reles. Send comments
to: Thomas O'Connor,
family nutrition prograitis,
Food and Nutrition Service,
USD A, Alexandria, Ya.
22302.
Standards fra Selection set
forth by the Academy. The
criteria for selection are a
student’s academic per
formance, interest and
aptitude, leadership
qualities, responsibility,
motivation to
learn and improve,
citizenship, attitude and
cooperative spirit, depen
dability, and recom
mendation from a teacher
or director.
She is the daughter of Mr.
end Mrs. H. David Banks.
part of the tax un
derstatement is due to
fraud. The 50 per cent
penalty may be asserted
against a taxpayer even if
criminal charges are not
made.”
He added that if the
taxpayer is convicted of tax
evasion, the full amount of
additional tax and interest is
assessed, plus the 50 per
cent penalty. Also, the
taxpayer could receive a
sentence of up to five years
in .prison and a SIO,OOO fine
on each count of the in
dictment.
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