After many thorough investigations, a recent sweep of four separate welfare fraud arrests were made in Jackson County by investigator Scott Davis with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Compliance Division.

Christy R. Becker, 33, of Seymour was charged with forgery with intent to defraud, a Level 6 felony; perjury, a Level 6 felony; theft; and welfare fraud.

Caitlyn L. Brown, 27, of Seymour was charged with two counts of perjury, a Level 6 felony, and fraud.

Jaylynn D. Brogdon, 20, of Seymour was charged with three counts of forgery with intent to defraud, a Level 6 felony, and fraud.

Sabrina A. Hatton, 30, of Vallonia was charged with perjury, a Level 6 felony, and theft, a Level 6 felony.

According to the probable cause affidavit, Davis received a report that Becker was receiving food stamp benefits she was ineligible to receive. She submitted a letter to the Jackson County Division of Family Resources reporting her house payment expense that was purported to have been signed by Dillard Wischmeier dated Nov. 9, 2023. Wischmeier, however, died March 10, 2020.

Looking back through her case records, Davis found Becker received food stamp benefits in the amount of $6,762 that she was ineligible to receive dating back to 2021.

According to the probable cause, Becker committed the crime of perjury when she submitted an application to receive food stamp benefits dating back to August 2020 knowing she was reporting false information, and she committed forgery when she submitted documents to the Jackson County Division of Family Resources to support her food stamp application knowing the documents were not signed by Wischmeier.

When asked to come in for an interview by Davis, Becker said she wanted to work out a way to pay back the food stamp benefits that she should not have received, saying it was something she would not normally do.

In Brown’s probable cause, Davis was advised a suspected fraud had occurred when Brown was receiving food stamp benefits for her child who was not in her household. The child has been living with the father.

Davis reviewed Brown’s case records, where it showed a completed food stamp application in 2023 to receive benefits for herself and her household that included her child, even though the child was living with the father.

Davis spoke with the stepmother of the child, and she said the child has been living in their household since 2019 when Brown was arrested.

According to the probable cause, Brown has been ordered to pay child support since 2020, and the father is the custodial parent.

Brown received food stamp benefits in the amount of $513 that she was ineligible to receive in 2023 since the child was not in her household.

In Brogdon’s case, Davis was advised that a suspected forgery and perjury had been committed in the application process to receive food stamps.

Davis reviewed the request for earnings forms that Brogdon submitted to the Jackson County Division of Family Resources during her application process.

Brogdon submitted a form with a signature that appeared to be the name “Kevin F.” After speaking with Kevin Ferguson, who was the manager at Sonic in Seymour, he said he did not sign the form.

In another earnings form, the signature appeared to be “Jay.” After speaking with Michelle Warren, assistant general manager at Captain D’s in Seymour, she said a Jay Spencer once worked at the restaurant but confirmed it was not his signature. Brogdon also provided her phone number in the signature area instead of Spencer’s.

Davis investigated two more earnings form from MJV Group and ResCare, finding the names that appeared in the signature area were in fact not signed by the individual themselves.

An interview with Brogdon was scheduled, and Davis received a text from her stating she did sign the ResCare paperwork but that the individuals from Captain D’s and Sonic signed said documents. She also added that she would not be able to make the meeting because she was moving to Alabama.

Lastly, Davis was advised that a suspected fraud has occurred when Hatton was receiving food stamp benefits for children who were not in her household.

In 2023, Eric Brimmer reported to the Jackson County Division of Family Resources that Hatton was receiving food stamp benefits for their child. Brimmer reported that the child was living with him in Seymour.

Debra Lynn also reported that the child was living with Brimmer, and when the child was not with Brimmer, the child stayed with her in Vallonia.

According to the probable cause, Davis reviewed Hatton’s records, where she reported she was living at 2222 S. Main St., Vallonia, which is the home of Debra Lynn. Hatton applied for food stamp benefits for herself and multiple children; howevever, she was not living at said address.

After speaking with Lynn, she said she takes care of said children who live with her and that Hatton had not lived with her since she was released from jail in Scott County in March.

Davis then found that while Hatton was in the Scott County Detention Center in Scottsburg, she said she lived at 5998 E. County Road 700S, Crothersville. Davis then spoke with Hatton’s mother, Tammy Johnson, who lived at said address, and she said Hatton was not there at the time.

Hatton was scheduled for an interview to discuss the food stamp benefits she had been receiving with Davis, but she did not show up or call to cancel or reschedule.

According to the probable cause, Hatton received $5,524 in food stamp benefits that her and her household members were ineligible to receive in 2023.

All of the women were booked into the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown except for Becker, who appeared at her initial hearing where the court decided not to book her, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jeff Chalfant. A photo of Becker was not available for release.