Saturday, April 20, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
During March, St. Lawrence County recovered $7,833 from welfare fraud settlements. Investigators from the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services and the District Attorney’s Office …
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During March, St. Lawrence County recovered $7,833 from welfare fraud settlements.
Investigators from the St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services and the District Attorney’s Office recently investigated “numerous cases of reported fraud,” according to DA’s Office Investigator Edward Tischler.
He said the cases involved welfare fraud, offering a false instrument for filing, unlawful use of a benefit card, forgery and other state law violations.
The programs affected by the reported fraud include SNAP (Food Stamps), Temporary Assistance, Day Care, Medicaid, and HEAP.
The resolved cases also resulted in the defendants being sanctioned from receiving further benefits from the programs they defrauded, Tischler said.
There are more investigations ongoing and arrests pending, according to Tischler.
