`City workers spent $120K in food stamps on Red Bull, authorities say`

[LongTermGuy]

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"Two city workers exploited flaws in the city’s <nobr>welfare system (http://nypost.com/2015/12/02/city-workers-scam-welfare-out-of-2-1m-spend-120k-on-red-bull/#)</nobr> to swipe $2.1 million worth of <nobr>food stamps (http://nypost.com/2015/12/02/city-workers-scam-welfare-out-of-2-1m-spend-120k-on-red-bull/#)</nobr> and rental subsidies — and then spent $120,000 on Red Bull, authorities said Tuesday.
Petronila Peralta of The Bronx and Cherrise Watson-Jackson of Queens — both longtime employees of the<nobr>Human Resources Administration (http://nypost.com/2015/12/02/city-workers-scam-welfare-out-of-2-1m-spend-120k-on-red-bull/#)</nobr> — were charged with fraud, along with 11 co-conspirators who allegedly helped carry out the scam between 2008 and 2013.
Officials said Peralta took advantage of a “vulnerability” in the welfare benefits system that allowed her to dole out more than $600,000 in phony benefits to 140 ineligible recipients using paper forms that didn’t register in electronic records.
Peralta also used recruiters to find welfare recipients who would fork over their account information in exchange for cash, authorities said.
She was fired in 2014."

http://nypost.com/2015/12/02/city-workers-scam-welfare-out-of-2-1m-spend-120k-on-red-bull/

[Perianne]

That one on the right looks like she has had a few rough nights.

[jimnyc]

I hate Red Bull. My friend loves it, and the mere smell of it makes me want to vomit.

Then again, it's not a half bad drink for mixing when you want to be able to stay awake. Just hold your nose. :)

[Perianne]

I hate Red Bull. My friend loves it, and the mere smell of it makes me want to vomit.

Then again, it's not a half bad drink for mixing when you want to be able to stay awake. Just hold your nose. :)

It probably smells better than what I have to smell of at work. But I just drink coffee for the caffeine pickup.

[Gunny]

I hate Red Bull. My friend loves it, and the mere smell of it makes me want to vomit.

Then again, it's not a half bad drink for mixing when you want to be able to stay awake. Just hold your nose. :)

Giving me Red Bull is like you and a pot of coffee. Once was enough on that crap for me. I was all over the place.:laugh:

[Black Diamond]

Anyone tried White Buck? It's an energy drink. I have only seen it in Nashville.

[Gunny]

Anyone tried White Buck? It's an energy drink. I have only seen it in Nashville.

Sorry, once was enough. If I could focus on that crap I'd be awesome. My brain starts moving 20 million miles a minute and I couldn't focus on the house in front of me. :laugh:

[Jeff]

These energy drinks aren't any good at all. When I had my heart attack I was running anywhere from 4 to 6,000 miles a week, when the Doc came in the wife was telling him how my work schedule is and then mentioned that I do these pills to keep me up ( truckers" luv its "was the name of them ) I quickly explained that I didn't do anything illegal that you could buy them at any truck stop ( inside not in the back of the parking lot :laugh: ) The Doc then said " I bet you have one of those giant trucker coffee mugs as well " which I did and told him so, he then said " I was lucky to be alive, he said those pills ( or the drinks ) are like drinking 15 cups of coffee" I told him the ingredients said they where all natural and he said natural caffeine, said between my Mug and the pills I should of croaked years ago. :laugh:

[Gunny]

These energy drinks aren't any good at all. When I had my heart attack I was running anywhere from 4 to 6,000 miles a week, when the Doc came in the wife was telling him how my work schedule is and then mentioned that I do these pills to keep me up ( truckers" luv its "was the name of them ) I quickly explained that I didn't do anything illegal that you could buy them at any truck stop ( inside not in the back of the parking lot :laugh: ) The Doc then said " I bet you have one of those giant trucker coffee mugs as well " which I did and told him so, he then said " I was lucky to be alive, he said those pills ( or the drinks ) are like drinking 15 cups of coffee" I told him the ingredients said they where all natural and he said natural caffeine, said between my Mug and the pills I should of croaked years ago. :laugh:

Odd should mention health. I need a hip replacement, knee surgery, glasses and my blood pressure is through the roof and I don't eat right (in no particular order). I'm like just plan on seeing ME back here.:laugh2:

[Jeff]

Odd should mention health. I need a hip replacement, knee surgery, glasses and my blood pressure is through the roof and I don't eat right (in no particular order). I'm like just plan on seeing ME back here.:laugh2:

Sounds Like my health as well. Hello two weeks ago I went to get glasses, I had paid for them and thought I was done, but then the Doc asked me who drove, I told him the Ol lady was driving so he dilated my eyes and did some test. he looked and looked and them immediately ran out and told the lady to cancel the order on my glasses, I asked him what the deal was and he said he seen a freckle on one eye and some bleeders in the back of the other, as well as a tumor ( which he also called a Mole and a freckle at one point, yea I was confused :laugh: ) so I asked what is the big deal, he told me cancer, he said it looked like cancer had traveled to my brain and was into my eyes. Well hell that isn't good at all, so he told me to come back the next day for more testing, and if what he thought was right he would send me to a specialist, I went back and he basically did the same test, just took a little longer and he said yup got to go see the other Doc ( know I hate Docs and hate having to go to any of them period ) but the ol lady was all upset and all that bit. So the nurse called and the Doc he wanted me to see was but he was on Vacation until 2 weeks from then, she asked the Doc can I wait the 2 weeks and he said no, now I am getting a tad bit worried :laugh: so they make the appointment with another Doc in the practice, and as I am leaving a little blond girl told me I would be in her prayers ( yup now I am really worried :laugh: ) I wanted to just blow the appointment off, hell if you are going to croak why spend what time you have left being sick, I figure I would rather not know and just ride until I can't. But again that wife thing.

So I go to the Doc the following Monday, he does all kinds of test and tells me the freckle on both eyes is harmless, and he said the bleeds where healing already, when i was sick a month ago or so my oxygen level dropped to like 81, he said he was sure that is what causes the tiny bleeds and that would explain why they are healing quickly ( he said they normally take about a month to heal ) Well to make a long story a little shorter I am done with Docs, I believe they flip a coin to see what is wrong with you, according to my Docs I should of been dead years ago, on Oxygen 30 years ago, yea we are done . :laugh:

I have specialist for about every body part and they want me there every month, hell they want me to take so many meds in the morning that I don't need breakfast :laugh: A yea all Docs have been cancelled except 2, I have to get certain meds I agree with, but the hell with the rest.

[Perianne]

Sounds Like my health as well. Hello two weeks ago I went to get glasses, I had paid for them and thought I was done, but then the Doc asked me who drove, I told him the Ol lady was driving so he dilated my eyes and did some test. he looked and looked and them immediately ran out and told the lady to cancel the order on my glasses, I asked him what the deal was and he said he seen a freckle on one eye and some bleeders in the back of the other, as well as a tumor ( which he also called a Mole and a freckle at one point, yea I was confused :laugh: ) so I asked what is the big deal, he told me cancer, he said it looked like cancer had traveled to my brain and was into my eyes. Well hell that isn't good at all, so he told me to come back the next day for more testing, and if what he thought was right he would send me to a specialist, I went back and he basically did the same test, just took a little longer and he said yup got to go see the other Doc ( know I hate Docs and hate having to go to any of them period ) but the ol lady was all upset and all that bit. So the nurse called and the Doc he wanted me to see was but he was on Vacation until 2 weeks from then, she asked the Doc can I wait the 2 weeks and he said no, now I am getting a tad bit worried :laugh: so they make the appointment with another Doc in the practice, and as I am leaving a little blond girl told me I would be in her prayers ( yup now I am really worried :laugh: ) I wanted to just blow the appointment off, hell if you are going to croak why spend what time you have left being sick, I figure I would rather not know and just ride until I can't. But again that wife thing.

So I go to the Doc the following Monday, he does all kinds of test and tells me the freckle on both eyes is harmless, and he said the bleeds where healing already, when i was sick a month ago or so my oxygen level dropped to like 81, he said he was sure that is what causes the tiny bleeds and that would explain why they are healing quickly ( he said they normally take about a month to heal ) Well to make a long story a little shorter I am done with Docs, I believe they flip a coin to see what is wrong with you, according to my Docs I should of been dead years ago, on Oxygen 30 years ago, yea we are done . :laugh:

I have specialist for about every body part and they want me there every month, hell they want me to take so many meds in the morning that I don't need breakfast :laugh: A yea all Docs have been cancelled except 2, I have to get certain meds I agree with, but the hell with the rest.

I am very happy you are okay, sir.

[Gunny]

Sounds Like my health as well. Hello two weeks ago I went to get glasses, I had paid for them and thought I was done, but then the Doc asked me who drove, I told him the Ol lady was driving so he dilated my eyes and did some test. he looked and looked and them immediately ran out and told the lady to cancel the order on my glasses, I asked him what the deal was and he said he seen a freckle on one eye and some bleeders in the back of the other, as well as a tumor ( which he also called a Mole and a freckle at one point, yea I was confused :laugh: ) so I asked what is the big deal, he told me cancer, he said it looked like cancer had traveled to my brain and was into my eyes. Well hell that isn't good at all, so he told me to come back the next day for more testing, and if what he thought was right he would send me to a specialist, I went back and he basically did the same test, just took a little longer and he said yup got to go see the other Doc ( know I hate Docs and hate having to go to any of them period ) but the ol lady was all upset and all that bit. So the nurse called and the Doc he wanted me to see was but he was on Vacation until 2 weeks from then, she asked the Doc can I wait the 2 weeks and he said no, now I am getting a tad bit worried :laugh: so they make the appointment with another Doc in the practice, and as I am leaving a little blond girl told me I would be in her prayers ( yup now I am really worried :laugh: ) I wanted to just blow the appointment off, hell if you are going to croak why spend what time you have left being sick, I figure I would rather not know and just ride until I can't. But again that wife thing.

So I go to the Doc the following Monday, he does all kinds of test and tells me the freckle on both eyes is harmless, and he said the bleeds where healing already, when i was sick a month ago or so my oxygen level dropped to like 81, he said he was sure that is what causes the tiny bleeds and that would explain why they are healing quickly ( he said they normally take about a month to heal ) Well to make a long story a little shorter I am done with Docs, I believe they flip a coin to see what is wrong with you, according to my Docs I should of been dead years ago, on Oxygen 30 years ago, yea we are done . :laugh:

I have specialist for about every body part and they want me there every month, hell they want me to take so many meds in the morning that I don't need breakfast :laugh: A yea all Docs have been cancelled except 2, I have to get certain meds I agree with, but the hell with the rest.

You should have eyes that turn from hazel to green. Jackass thought I was some kind of freak. Well, don't put drops in my eyes. MF-er. What color do you think my f-ing eyes turn when I'm pissed or scared? Blue? Then he points out "Oh, you're lefy handed?" You mean Captain Obvious when you watched my fill out all those 10 million disclaimer forms? I have hazel eyes that change color and I'm left handed. You're brilliant. I knew THAT before I walked in the door. My father does too. Wonder where I got THAT from?

[sundaydriver]

Never had any Energy drink. I worked on the ingredient formulas for a few of these and knowing what's in them and in what quantities I Know better.