Belanger v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court convicting Defendant of obtaining property by false pretenses and ordering her to pay restitution, holding that there was no error in the restitution order.
Based on her failure to disclose that she and her children were living with the father of two of her three children, Defendant received overpayments of supplemental nutrition and child care assistance. Defendant pled guilty to obtaining property by false pretenses, received a deferred prosecution, and was ordered to pay restitution. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding restitution that included overpayments for time period during which Defendant asserted she was eligible for assistance; and (2) Defendant waived the question of whether the district court erred when it ordered restitution that included benefits attributable to the father's income.
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