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Wife of Immigrant D.C. Lawyer Making $1.5 Million Arrested For Food Stamp, Welfare Fraud

An Arlington, Va., woman allegedly falsified welfare applications to receive more than $100,000 in benefits while her husband raked in a $1.5 million lawyer’s salary.

NBC4 Washington reports:

An Arlington woman was arrested this week and charged with four counts of welfare fraud for collecting over $100,000 in benefits – all while her husband was a high-earning attorney in D.C., police say.

Police say a six-month investigation into Helen Agbapuruonwu, 41, found that the mother of four had collected benefits like food stamps and Medicaid assistance for the past six years.

While Helen was collecting benefits, her husband, Fidelis Agbapuruonwu, was earning $1.5 million per year as a lawyer, according to court documents obtained by News4.

In 2001, Fidelis received the prestigious Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship which helped pay his way through law school.

Fidelis’ LinkedIn page claims he works for the D.C. firm of Mayer Brown, but today the firm said he no longer works there. Court officials believe Fidelis, a Nigerian immigrant, has “fled the country and is somewhere in Africa.”

The director of the pre-school the Agbapuruonwu’s children once attended said she is shocked by the allegations against a family.

“I have to believe it’s not true,” she said.

Helen Agbapuruonwu’s defense lawyer declined to comment.

Police say they hope this case is a deterrent to anyone who thinks about trying to cheat the system.

“We hope it sends a message that if you are taking public assistance it’s truly intended for those in need, and we’re committed to ensuring those who need the most help receive it,” said Arlington County Police spokeswoman Ashley Savage.

How deep does welfare and food stamp fraud go? Immigrants aren’t even primarily coming here to work anymore, but to exploit our welfare system. Sure they might work or cohabitate with those that do who should be supporting them.

The fact that this woman was able to abuse the welfare system for 6 years undetected is outrageous.

I am not so sure if she really went undetected. I really doubt if those who are handing out the benefits care. It’s not their money and they don’t lose their jobs for wasting taxpayers money.

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Michelle is an American conservative author she is committed to the constitutional principles of individual freedom, economic liberty, limited government, personal responsibility, and traditional values. She is a libertarian and provocateur who believes in freedom and liberty for all Americans. As a passionate journalist, she works relentlessly to uncover the corruption happening in Washington, while exposing politicians and individuals who wish to do us harm.

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Judy Norsworthy
Judy Norsworthy
6 years ago

What is the punishment for this kind of crime? While we have homeless people, veterans living on the streets and this immigrant woman is stealing from this country and me.
Why didn’t she ask her husband for money? She and her immigrant husband should be deported pronto.