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Mt. Pleasant Mom Sentenced In Candy Scam

Investigators Claim Scam Began In 2007

POSTED: 6:04 am EDT September 16, 2008
UPDATED: 8:48 am EDT September 16, 2008

A Mount Pleasant woman who used state aid to buy candy and have her children sell it under the guise of fundraising for charity has been sentenced to one year of probation and 200 hours of community service.

Isabella County Circuit Court Judge William R. Rush on Monday sentenced 29-year-old Joanne Walters after she pleaded guilty to committing fraud under false pretenses less than $1,000 and contributing to the delinquency of minors.

Authorities said Walters used her state-issued Bridge Card -- which is used like a debit card -- to buy candy, and then made her 11-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter sell the candy door-to-door in Gratiot and Isabella counties.

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