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A Cuyahoga Falls woman is accused of stealing more than $30,000 in food stamps.

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AKRON, Ohio -- A warrant was issued for the arrest of a Cuyahoga Falls woman accused of stealing more than $33,000 in food stamps during a three-year span.

Ashley Hernandez, 27, is charged in Akron Municipal Court with illegal use of food stamps and theft by deception, both fourth-degree felonies. Hernandez is accused of stealing $33,864 from the Summit County Job and Family Services.

Summit County Sheriff deputies say Hernandez failed to report her children's father living with her and the kids between July 2008 and September 2011. That reporting is required by state and federal law and helps determine how much the family receives in assistance.

Hernandez, who worked at Akron General Medical Center, provided false documents and statements to Summit County JFS workers in order to obtain more food stamps, court records say.