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Daycare owner indicted for fraud

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A state investigation into a Louisville daycare that was involved in a deadly van crash...found the business was falsifying attendance records.

The investigation's findings into the Heavenly Angels daycare found that the daycare was overbilling a government child-care subsidy program.

The investigation said owner Lavonia Lewars paid a mother $400 to falsely claim that two of her thee kids were attending the daycare.

She was indicted this month for fraud and theft by deception..exceeding 10-thousand dollars.

Officials say Lewars may have received more than $300-thousand dollars of state funds that she was not entitled to.

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