Friday, April 26, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
St. Lawrence County has obtained judicial settlement of $8,570 in welfare fraud during the month of August. Investigators from the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services and the District …
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St. Lawrence County has obtained judicial settlement of $8,570 in welfare fraud during the month of August.
Investigators from the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services and the District Attorney’s Office investigated numerous cases of reported fraud.
These investigations focused on the crimes of Welfare Fraud, Offering a False Instrument for Filing, Unlawful Use of a Benefit Card, Forgery and other violations of the NY State Penal Law.
The programs affected by the reported fraud include SNAP (Food Stamps), Temporary Assistance, Day Care, Medicaid, and HEAP.
Further nvestigations are ongoing and arrests are pending, county officials said.
