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Liberty, Monticello Residents Charged For Receiving Welare Benefits While Working Liberty, Monticello Residents Charged For Receiving Welare Benefits While Working
Liberty, Monticello Residents Charged For Receiving Welare Benefits While Working Three residents from the region have been charged with welfare fraud following an investigation. The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force made the following arrest made the following arrests in November and December 2023: Ciera M. Hatch, age 31, of Liberty, was arrested and charged with welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing. It is alleged that Hatch stole SNAP benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by failing to disclose on her SNAP re-certification application that she was employed during this same time frame. This unreported income resulted…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fraud Task Force Nabs 3 In Sullivan County For Misue Of Public Benefits, Officials Say Fraud Task Force Nabs 3 In Sullivan County For Misue Of Public Benefits, Officials Say
Fraud Task Force Nabs 3 In Sullivan County For Misue Of Public Benefits, Officials Say Three residents from the region have been charged with misuse of public benefits by a Fraud Task Force. The arrests took place throughout Sullivan County during September and October. Those charged include: Stephanie Scanna, age 39, of Neversink was arrested and charged on Saturday, Sept. 16 with petit larceny and misuse of food stamps. It is alleged that Scanna stole $380.13 in SNAP benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by using a benefit card that belonged to a deceased individual. Scanna was processed and released on an appearance ticket to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed For Welfare Fraud In Sullivan County, Officials Say Trio Nabbed For Welfare Fraud In Sullivan County, Officials Say
Trio Nabbed For Welfare Fraud In Sullivan County, Officials Say Three residents in the region have been charged with alleged welfare fraud following an investigation by the Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force. Those arrested included: Jacqueline M. Vargas, age 39, of Liberty, was arrested on Sunday July 23 and charged with welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing. Vargas allegedly stole $1,435 in SNAP benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by failing to a second source of income from a second job between June 2022, and Dec. 2022.  She was processed and released on an appea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Welfare Fraud: 5 Sullivan County Residents Nabbed With Theft Of Funds Welfare Fraud: 5 Sullivan County Residents Nabbed With Theft Of Funds
Welfare Fraud: 5 Sullivan County Residents Nabbed With Theft Of Funds Five residents from the region have been charged with defrauding welfare for a range of alleged crimes following an investigation.  The arrests took place in Sullivan County over the past 30 days by the Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force. All five are Sullivan County residents: Jasmine Lambrecht, age 27, of Liberty, was arrested Wednesday, April 19, and charged with offering a false instrument for filing and welfare fraud. It is alleged that Lambrecht failed to provide truthful information about income on a periodic update report filed in Jan. 2022 with the Sullivan County Depa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Five From Ulster Charged With Welfare Fraud Five From Ulster Charged With Welfare Fraud
Five From Ulster Charged With Welfare Fraud A total of five area residents have been arrested and charged in connection with welfare fraud. The arrests stem from an investigation by the Ulster County Department of Social Services Special Investigation Unit, along with the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Those arrested were:  Imani Heyward, 30 of Ellenville, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and charged with the felonies of welfare fraud, grand larceny and two counts of offering a false instrument for filing. Heyward was arrested after an investigation found she had allegedly applied for and received SNAP benefits, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Investigation Into Alleged Welfare Fraud In Ulster Leads To Three Arrests Investigation Into Alleged Welfare Fraud In Ulster Leads To Three Arrests
Investigation Into Alleged Welfare Fraud In Ulster Leads To Three Arrests An investigation into alleged welfare fraud in the area led to the arrest of three people. The three women were arrested following the investigation conducted by the Ulster County Department of Social Services Special Investigation Unit along with the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Those arrested were: Maria Whitbeck, 54 of Kingston, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 29, by Ulster County Sheriff's deputies and charged with welfare fraud, grand larceny, and four counts of offering a false instrument for filing, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. An investigation disc…

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by Kathy Reakes