DSS charges Sumter County woman with food stamp fraud

On June 1, 2026, special agents of South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, arrested a Sumter County woman in connection with fraudulently receiving $21,716 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps) benefits.
Jennifer Marie Geddings, 54, was charged with Fraudulent Acquisition or Use of Food Stamps valued at $10,000 or more. Geddings was booked at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.
The case will be prosecuted by the Third Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
The affidavit states that between Oct. 13, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2024, Geddings knowingly by means of false statement and representation fraudulently obtained Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits based on her submission of three SNAP application forms dated Oct. 13, 2022, Oct. 16, 2023, and May 1, 2024. Geddings listed only herself and her three children as household members, excluding her husband and his income from each application. As a result, Geddings received an overpayment of $21,716 in SNAP benefits during the claim period to which she was not entitled.
South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, is dedicated to eradicating fraud, waste, abuse and misconduct in programs administered by the department.
You can make a report of suspected fraud to South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, at https://dss.sc.gov/about/fraud or call 1-800-694-8518.