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<p>WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) &#8212; A Pennsylvania woman is facing charges that she sold food stamps for heroin, after she tried to sell the food stamps online for cash.</p><p>Lycoming County authorities filed charges this week against 37-year-old Tanya Keenan-Mack. Court records show Keenan-Mack is in jail stemming from an unrelated probation violation in a forgery case.</p><p>The state inspector general&#8217;s office says Keenan-Mack exchanged $194 in food stamps on an electronic benefits card for heroin, and that the card was used at a Weis Markets and a Walmart last month.</p><p>The office says it began investigating after receiving a tip Feb. 6 that Keenan-Mack had posted an ad on Facebook&#8217;s &#8220;Williamsport New and Used, Buy and Sell&#8221; page, offering $194 in food stamps for $100.</p><p>A public defender for Keenan-Mack didn&#8217;t immediately return a call seeking comment.</p><style>
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Pa. woman charged with selling food stamps for heroin