A New Hampshire state lawmaker has been indicted on two counts of welfare fraud.
A Hillsborough County grand jury recently indicted Rep. John Manning, R-Salem. The 65-year-old Manning is accused of getting more than $13,000 in cash and food stamp benefits that he wasn't eligible for from 2013-2015.
The indictments say Manning said his niece was a member of his household, when she wasn't, and that he didn't disclose that his son worked for his restaurant, the Rockingham Cafe.
Manning's in his third consecutive term and is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. He also was a state representative from 2002-2006.
An email seeking comment was left for Manning. A phone voice message said he was unavailable. It wasn't immediately known if he had a lawyer.
