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Family charged after ex-Illinois caseworker accused of theft

Illinois prosecutors say they've charged several family members of a former Illinois Department of Human Services caseworker who has pleaded not guilty to misappropriating more than $700,000.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office says five family members of 63-year-old Debra Moore were charged. 

Moore is accused of selling LINK cards and adding unauthorized benefits to accounts of family and friends in exchange for cash payments. 

She's suspected of adding the unauthorized benefits to ineligible recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program between 2004 and 2013.

Two of Moore's relatives have pleaded not guilty to felony charges of continuing financial crimes enterprise. Police have issued arrest warrants and are seeking two other relatives.

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