What to Know
- A halfway house director in New York's Capital Region admitted stealing residents' food stamps to buy himself nearly $10,000 in groceries
- Elwood Powell pleaded guilty to grand larceny and is expected to be sentenced to six months in jail
- Officials say the residents' benefits were supposed to go to the facility's account to subsidize their meal costs
A director of a halfway house in New York's Capital Region has admitted stealing residents' food stamps to buy himself nearly $10,000 in groceries over almost two years.
State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro announced Thursday that Elwood Powell pleaded guilty to grand larceny.
Powell is expected to be sentenced to six months in jail.
Officials say the residents' benefits were supposed to go to the facility's account to subsidize their meal costs.
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