Number	25348
Subject	Welfare
Source	KING-TV (Seattle)
State	Washington
Year	2011
Publication Date	January 26, 2011-December 12, 2011
Summary	Some of Washington state's costliest public assistance programs harbored a secret over the years. It went unnoticed as taxpayer-funded programs provided food stamps and cash welfare benefits ballooned following the economic crash. Many worthy recipients came forward to get help. So, too, did criminals who found they could cheat Washington's lax fraud prevention programs to the sum of millions of dollars.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	36
Keywords	welfare; taxpayers; criminals; lax; economic crash
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