Alaska candidate faces charges over food stamp benefits
By Becky Bohrer, Associated PressAugust 15, 2018
JUNEAU, Alaska — An Alaska legislative candidate and her husband have been accused of misleading the state in applying for food stamps.
Candidate Rebecca Halat says the last year has been hard on her family, with her husband being laid off. She says she’s not scared by “false allegations from those trying to steal this election.”
Halat, who goes by Bekah, is a Republican running against state Rep. Chris Birch in next week’s GOP primary for an Anchorage Senate seat.
A charging document filed by the state alleges that Halat and her husband, Jarek Halat, did not disclose several bank accounts. The document says they were above the resource limit for food stamps during the time they received benefits this year.
Arraignment for Rebecca Halat is scheduled for Aug. 24.
So Miss Halat........................can you explain this.......................
Bekah is a damn mess.
Halat and her husband, Jarek Halat, were charged last week with one count of felony theft for allegedly collecting more than $10,000 in food stamps that they shouldn’t have qualified for. They also face one misdemeanor charge for misleading a public servant.
Yeah, they were both working, living in a $280,000 house and paying a $2,000 a month mortgage, but they really needed that extra $662. a month for food. So, they lied about their income.
I expect Republicans to steal. Hell, that’s almost something they list with pride on their campaign materials for the primary.
But the Republican behavior is what I find amusing. Halat blamed her opponent for her theft. She claimed the criminal charges (which say she admitted to being dishonest and asked to repay the food stamps) were “false allegations from those trying to steal the election.”
“People have learned a lot about me, but there’s a lot more they have to learn if they think I’m going to just curl up in a ball and let someone else represent me and my district through attacking my family.”
Shuddup. Just shuddup.
https://crooksandliars.com/2018/08/and-maybe-reason-5432-why-i-hate
and this is what is being reported by the AP
https://apnews.com/a9d4e6db07b34bcea02d927eb262ee1c
And the Primary is...................
www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/primaryelectioninformation.php
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