A former state welfare worker has been charged with tampering with government records by falsely approving people for food stamps, according to the state attorney general’s office.

Erlinda Delacruzham, 59, was charged Oct. 23 with four counts of tampering with a government record and four counts of misapplication of entrusted property. 

The attorney general’s office said the suspect on four occasions knowingly created false approval notifications to food stamp welfare recipients.