Database Search Result Details
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First Name
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Charles
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Last Name
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Trout II
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Decision Date
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11/16/2017
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Docket Number
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2018-0030-DHHR
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ALJ
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WBM
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Respondent
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Department of Health and Human Resources/Bureau for Children and Families
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Employment Type
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STATE
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Job Title
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Economic Service Worker
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Topics
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Termination; Dismissal
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Primary Issues
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Whether Respondent proved that Grievant submitted knowingly false information on his SNAP application form in order to receive excessive SNAP benefits for himself and his three young children.
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Outcome
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Granted
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Statutes
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W. Va. Code §9-5-4
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Related Cases
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Dep’t of Trans., Div. of Highways v. Litten, No. 12-0287 (W. Va. Supreme Court, June 5, 2013) (memorandum decision); Yerrid v. Div. of Highways, Docket No. 2009-1692-DOT (Mar. 26, 2010)
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Keywords
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Termination, SNAP Benefits, Intentionally Inflated, Falsified, Investigations and Fraud Management
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Intermediate Court of Appeals
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Circuit Court
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Respondent appealed to Kanawha County 1/5/2018, CA #18-AA-4 (Webster); Reversed by Final Order 10/3/2019
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Supreme Court
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Synopsis
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In addition to being employed by the DHHR, he received SNAP benefits through the federally funded program administered by the West Virginia DHHR. The agency conducted a quality control review of Grievant’s benefit file and concluded that Grievant had falsely and intentionally inflated his actual living expenses to increase the SNAP benefits received for himself and his children. Respondent terminated Grievant’s employment based upon that report. Grievant claims that he did not inflate his expenses and that he was extremely careful not to receive benefits for which he was not entitled. Respondent did not prove that Grievant falsified his living expenses on his SNAP applications.
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