This is somewhat amusing in a sick kind of way. The Lancaster New Era (Pa.) reported that:

When Tabor Community Services was able to cut Rafael Jimenez a check for $774.50, all involved considered it a success story. The money, according to a Feb. 17 news story, came from some $2.35 million in federal “stimulus” money provided to the county to help people, who are unemployed or working fewer hours, stay in their homes.

So far so good. But:

One Lancaster County law enforcement official saw Jimenez’s picture in the newspaper, recognized hm and told the Sunday News. Jimenez — also known as “Big Bird,” according to court documents — had five criminal convictions between 1999 and 2006. He spent time in prison and still owes more than $6,500 in fines, fees and court costs.

His crime:

Court records show Jimenez was last arrested in January 2006 after police said he punched a former girlfriend in the head and face at least seven times Jan. 14, 2006. He pleaded guilty Oct. 5 of that year, receiving two years probation.
Court documents show that June 17, 2008, he was deemed to have violated his probation, and a bench warrant was issued. Sent to Lancaster County Prison the next day, he was paroled Aug. 1, 2008.