Police: Woman Swindled County Out of $41,000 in Child Care Assistance
A witness interviewed by police allegedly said Schwartz bragged about earning six figures while receiving county benefits.
A Burnsville woman accused of swindling an Eagan business for $183,000 now faces additional charges for allegedly defrauding Dakota County of roughly $41,000. Laura Michelle Schwartz faces three felony counts of theft for wrongfully obtaining child care assistance, according to charges filed by the Dakota County Attorney's Office earlier this month. If convicted on a single count, Schwartz could face a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. According to the complaint, Schwartz had been drawing child care paychecks from the county since 2004. In June, 2009, a county financial worker requested an investigation into Schwartz for possible fraud. The case was forwarded to a welfare fraud investigator, who reported that the State …
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