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 …
Press release The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Orleans County Department of Social Services (DSS) Welfare Fraud Investigative Unit, have arrested 9 individuals involved in welfare fraud schemes over the past 3 days. The arrests follow a lengthy investigation into fraudulent activities that resulted in the theft …
Aurelio Aragon-Figueroa, 42, of Byron, was sentenced to 3 years probation in Genesee County Court on April 15, 2021. In addition, Aragon-Figueroa paid full restitution of $9321 to the Genesee County Department of Social Services and will be disqualified from receiving Food Stamp (SNAP) benefits for a period of one …
Brenda Gursslin, 47, of Batavia, was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge in Batavia Town Court on December 1, 2020, after she pleaded guilty to one count of petit larceny. Gursslin was originally charged with 1 count of offering a false instrument for filing 1st and grand larceny 4th, all …
A Castile woman was arrested after she filed false documents with the Department of Social Services. Cheryl Figoura, 38, is charged with welfare fraud 5th and offering a false instrument to file 1st, a felony, after an investigation by the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Social Services. …
A Wyoming woman was arrested after an investigation revealed that she failed to report all income and also failed to report other people living with her. Mary M. Goodenow, 79, is charged with welfare fraud 4th, a felony, and offering a false instrument to file 1st, a felony, after an …
An Attica woman is facing felony charges for welfare fraud after not reporting all household income to the Department of Social Services. Rebecca Reding, 38, was charged by the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Social Services on February 9, 2017 with welfare fraud 3rd, a felony, and …