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The late Tamerlan Tsarnaev smiles after accepting the trophy for winning the 2010 New England Golden Gloves Championship in Lowell, Mass. The Tsarnaevs may have received $100K in public benefits over the past decade, and state lawmakers are investigating the possibility that some were improperly received . (Julia Malakie/The Lowell Sun/AP/File)

Tsarnaev $100K benefits? Family's public assistance under investigation.

Tsarnaev family's benefits, perhaps totaling over $100K, are being investigated by state lawmakers. The suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing received benefits as children when the Tsarnaev family was in America, and suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, his wife, and toddler received welfare until last year. 
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