Three women who were arrested for food-stamp fraud will have to pay back the money they owe or go to prison.

That’s the harsh warning Judge Dal Williamson gave them in Jones County Circuit Court in Ellisville on Wednesday. It’s also the reason he agreed with the Assistant District Attorney Dennis Bisnette’s recommendation that they not be incarcerated — for now.

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