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Homeless Suspects In Marist College Dad's Fatal Shooting Weren't Placed In Hotel, Officials Say Homeless Suspects In Marist College Dad's Fatal Shooting Weren't Placed In Hotel, Officials Say
Homeless Suspects In Marist College Dad's Fatal Shooting Weren't Placed In Hotel, Officials Say Two homeless men who are being held in the fatal hotel shooting of a father of a freshman student who was visiting Marist College in Poughkeepsie on Family Weekend were not placed at the hotel by the county. The two suspects, identified as Roy Johnson Jr., age 35, and Devin Taylor, age 26, have been charged in the death of Long Island resident Paul Kutz, age 53, of East Northport, at the Courtyard by Marriott in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Oct. 2. No one is sure how the two men came to be at the hotel, but Dutchess County officials said they were not known to the Department of Commu…

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Area Man Nabbed For Alleged $20K Medicaid Fraud Area Man Nabbed For Alleged $20K Medicaid Fraud
Area Man Nabbed For Alleged $20K Medicaid Fraud A 32-year-old Dutchess County man has been arrested for allegedly ripping off more than $20,000 in Medicaid benefits. Ahmad A. Khatib, of Hopewell Junction, was arrested on Thursday, March 21, for welfare fraud stemming from a recent investigation, said Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. The investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Detective Division, in conjunction with the Division of the Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services, revealed that Khatib illegally obtained over $20,000 in Medicaid benefits between January 201…

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Wappingers Falls Woman Charged In $3K Welfare Fraud Scheme Wappingers Falls Woman Charged In $3K Welfare Fraud Scheme
Wappingers Falls Woman Charged In $3K Welfare Fraud Scheme A Wappingers Falls woman was nabbed for ripping off the welfare system of more than $3,000 in illegally obtained benefits, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. Ann Marie Rosario, 48, was arrested Thursday following an investigation by the Sheriff's Department, and the Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services, said Capt. John Watterson. The investigation found that Rosario illegally obtained over $3,000 in SNAP benefits between June and Sept 2016 by allegedly concealing the fact that she had other outside income, said Watterson. Rosario was charged with welf…

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Area Man Accused Of Stealing $4K In Welfare Benefits Area Man Accused Of Stealing $4K In Welfare Benefits
Area Man Accused Of Stealing $4K In Welfare Benefits A Poughkeepsie man was arrested for stealing more than $4,000 in welfare benefits, said the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. Angel M. Rivera, 36, was arrested Tuesday following an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Detective Division, in conjunction with the Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services, said Capt. John Watterson. According to officials, Rivera illegally obtained more than $4,100 in SNAP benefits between June 2015 and May 2016 by concealing the fact that he had unreported income. Rivera was charged with welfare fraud and released. He is scheduled to appea…

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Poughkeepsie Woman Nabbed For Welfare Fraud Poughkeepsie Woman Nabbed For Welfare Fraud
Poughkeepsie Woman Nabbed For Welfare Fraud A Poughkeepsie woman was arrested for welfare fraud following an investigation by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. Candice M. Jackson, 33 of Poughkeepsie, was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony welfare fraud after the investigation, in conjunction with the Investigations Division of the Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services. The investigation found that Jackson fraudulently received over $5,000 in benefits between October 2014 and August 2015 by concealing the fact that one of her children no longer lived with her, police said. After being processed Jackson…

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