GENESEE COUNTY/Two charged after Social Services investigation

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 …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Two charged with welfare fraud after Social Services investigations

Information from a provided press release Erica Lopez, 48, of Batavia, NY, was arrested on March 5, 2025, and charged with Grand Larceny 3rd degree and Welfare Fraud 3rd degree, after an investigation by Social Services Fraud Investigator Sherri Sibley. Lopez was accused of failing to report wages earned as …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Department of Social Services announces funding for foster care

Funds allocated by the Federal government under the Consolidated Appropriations Act Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Department of Social Services today announced that the Federal government, through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, is providing funding to support eligible former foster youth through the pandemic with financial assistance. The …

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