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Des Moines father charged in food stamp scheme across states
Lester J. Williams, 36, of Des Moines, Iowa, indicted on 12 counts for receiving more food stamps than entitled and six counts for false information across Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin and Iowa. He surrendered to federal authorities after writing a desperate New Year letter to the Des Moines Register seeking welfare. Williams, unemployed with seven children, began work at Cheney Carpet Mills in Plymouth, Minnesota, to support his family.
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Menneapolis
Iowa
Lester J. Williams
Des Moines
Williams
Des Moines Register
Cheney Carpet Mills
Plymouth
Minn
Wefare
Robert Oberbillig
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Oberbillig
Legal Aid Society
Polk County
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Oberhillig
USDA
Des Moines Tribune
White House
David Prosperi
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Michael Gartner
Lowans
Gartner