Former MDHS employee indicted for food stamp fraud

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A former Mississippi Department of Human Service employee in Lowndes County is indicted for food stamp fraud.

Deidra Norris is facing four counts of food stamp fraud.

Investigators accuse Norris of stealing and activating SNAP EBT cards from people who were in a drug rehab facility.

In a press release, DHS says Norris confessed to buying and selling multiple EBT cards.

If convicted, Norris faces up to 12 years in jail and ten thousand dollars.