JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Yadera Cabellero, 44, from Laurel, has been indicted on fraud-related charges after investigators allege she received over $70 thousand in SNAP benefits she shouldn’t have qualified for.

The Jones County District Attorney and the Mississippi Department of Human Services say that Cabellero did not report household income and composition accurately.

An investigation was launched into the suspected fraud to obtain evidence. The case was eventually referred to the Jones County DA’s Office, where an indictment was secured on June 24. On July 10, Cabellero was arrested by Jones County officials.

Cabellero bonded out of the Jones County Detention Center on July 11.

All information regarding the arrest was released to the media on August 7. An indictment is only an

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