Another person has been arrested and charged with Theft of Public Benefits following a criminal referral from Arkansas Workforce Services involving unemployment benefits fraud. 53-year-old Shannon Jamal Porter allegedly applied for and obtained unemployment benefits while working at a Mountain Home Supermarket during the period of January 20, 2021, through April 17, 2021. He received a total of $5,352.00 in unemployment benefits from the public treasury which he was not entitled to receive legally. With penalties and interest, the amount of restitution due to the public treasury is $8,098.08. Porter is charged with felony theft of public benefits and is charged as a habitual offender. His bond was set at $15,000
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