Photo: ReutersDisgraced New Zealand Olympian Liza Hunter-Galvan has been accused of welfare fraud in the United States, where she has lived since the 1980s. On Tuesday, News 4 San Antonio, a news site in Hunter-Galvan's home town of San Antonio, Texas, reported that she had been indicted for welfare fraud and accused of receiving $US64,000 in benefits while living in a half-million-dollar house. "The allegations were welfare fraud, so basically she is collecting, the individual, the defendant was collecting money when there were other streams of income," said Bexar County District Attorney Nico LaHood. Jaie Avila asked LaHood why his office did not insist Galvan pay back the full amount to taxpayers. The OIG, which investigates welfare fraud cases, defended itself in a statement saying:"The Office of Inspector General conducted a complete investigation of Ms. Galvan and provided the information to the district attorney's office.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 28, 2018 20:26 UTC