A Cranberry Township woman is accused of felony and misdemeanor welfare fraud for falsely claiming nearly $5,000 in public assistance.

The state Inspector General's Office charged 38-year-old Amanda Lee Boyd earlier this month with fraudulently collecting $4,137.40 in Medical Assistance Program benefits and $625 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, formerly known as food stamps.

District Judge William Fullerton issued an arrest warrant for Boyd on March 11. She is expected to turn herself in to authorities by April 22.

Investigators said the defendant was not entitled to the benefits she collected between Oct. 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, because she underreported her income to the state Department of Human Services.

According to charging documents filed March 8, Boyd failed to report accurate income information while employed between June 14, 2017, and June 27, 2018, at a restaurant/bar in Cranberry Township.

She is charged with a third-degree felony count of fraudulently receiving Medical Assistance Benefits.

If convicted, Boyd faces a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a fine of $15,000 plus a mandatory disqualification period from the benefits program.

Additionally, Boyd is charged with a third-degree misdemeanor count of fraudulently receiving SNAP benefits.

If convicted of that charge, she faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a fine of $2,500, as well as a mandatory disqualification period from the program.

Online court records did not indicate if Boyd has an attorney. She could not be reached for comment.