Crime & Safety
Providence Food Stamp Fraud Pinched: Police
The Providence woman was also charged with fraudulently obtaining a credit card, police said.
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence woman fraudulently used food stamps, police said.
Dajuana Purdie, 59, was arrested shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday by Rhode Island state troopers, police said.
Purdie was charged with obtaining Money by false pretense, fraudulent use of a credit card, obtaining a credit card through fraudulent means and fraudulent use of food stamps, according to police.
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"This arrest was the result of a barracks investigation, and the Providence Police Department subsequently located Purdie," the state police said.
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"Purdie was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks, arraigned by the Justice of the Peace, and released with a notice to appear in Sixth Division District Court.," the state police said.
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