Press release
Genesee County Sheriff’s Deputies recently made the following arrests after an investigation by the Department of Social Services Investigations Unit:
Cheryl Ditzel, 61, of Batavia is charged with one count of Welfare Fraud 4th after an investigation by Genesee County Social Services Investigator Robert Riggi. Ditzel is accused of failing to report monies being deposited into her bank account that she had access to.
As a result, it is alleged that Ditzel received $2435 in SNAP benefits she was not entitled to.
Ditzel was arraigned in Batavia Town Court and released on her own recognizance with a later Court date.
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Jacqueline Sogunro-Pitan, 44, of Batavia is charged with one count of Welfare Fraud 4th after an investigation by Genesee County Social Services Investigator Robert Riggi.
It is alleged that Sogunro-Pitan failed to report wages she was earning working at Wal-Mart. As a result, she is alleged to have received $2,304 in SNAP benefits she was not entitled to.
Sogunro-Pitan was arraigned in Batavia Town Court and released on her own recognizance with a later Court date. Anyone wishing to report suspected cases of welfare fraud in Genesee County can contact the Genesee County Department of Social Services Investigations Unit at (585) 344-2580, ext.’s 6417 or 6541.