Minnesota couple arrested in Florida for welfare fraud

By Associated Press

Published April 2, 2014 4:00am ET

Minnesota couple arrested in Florida for welfare fraud — Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman held a press conference on a couple that alleged took $160,000 in welfare benefits while the husband claimed to be a Scottish aristocrat and broadcast executive. They also allegedly controlled bank accounts containing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Andrea and Colin Chisholm, of Deephaven, illegally obtained food stamps from 2005 to 2012, according to court documents. They were living in a luxury lakeside home and Colin Chisholm portrayed himself as a Scottish aristocrat who is a wealthy executive in the broadcasting industry, the document said. The couple owns a 83-foot yacht, a seaside home in Florida and had nearly $3 million in bank accounts, the document said. (AP Photo/ The Star Tribune, Richard Sennott) | Richard Sennott

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota couple who allegedly lived in expensive homes and owned a yacht while taking more than $160,000 in state welfare benefits has been arrested.

Colin Chisholm III, 62, and Andrea Chisholm, 54, are being held in Florida, according to WCCO-TV.

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