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Updated: Friday, 09 Nov 2012, 3:21 PM EST
Published : Friday, 09 Nov 2012, 3:21 PM EST

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) - Deputies arrested a woman they say was living outside of New York while receiving state assistance.

Thirty-one-year-old Colorado Hintz was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first degree offering a false instrument for filing, third degree welfare fraud and misuse of food stamps. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reports Hintz collected nearly $8,000 in benefits she wasn't entitled to.

If you suspect welfare fraud, call 1-800-782-7463 and leave a tip for investigators.

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