Beatrice Risher v. State Alaska

Beatrice Risher was convicted of obtaining money by false pretenses from the Department of Health and Social Services of the State of Alaska in violation of AS 11.20.360. The trial court found that by use of the alias, Idella Jackson, she concealed the fact that she had assets which rendered her ineligible to receive benefits under the Adult Public Assistance grant, Aid to the Disabled grant and Food Stamp Program, and that between October 7, 1968 and September 8, 1972, she received $11,650 by misrepresenting her assets and income. She was sentenced to five years imprisonment with eligibility for parole at the discretion of the parole board.