Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:
- November 2, 2023 – Ciera M. Hatch, 31, of Liberty, was arrested and charged with Welfare Fraud in the 4th Degree, a Class E felony, and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, a Class E felony. 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 in an overpayment of $1,119 in SNAP benefits that she would not have been entitled to. Hatch was processed and released on an appearance ticket to return to the Town of Liberty Court at a later date.
- December 9, 2023 – Tiesajah M. Reynolds, 25, of Liberty, was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a Class E felony. It is alleged that Reynolds stole SNAP Benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by failing to disclose that she was employed during this same time frame. This unreported income resulted in an overpayment of $1,500 in SNAP benefits to Reynolds that she was not otherwise entitled to. Reynolds was processed and released on an appearance ticket to return to the Town of Liberty Court at a later date.
- December 27, 2023 – Aaron J. Minner, 26, of Monticello, was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a Class E felony. It is alleged that Minner stole SNAP benefits and Public Assistance benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by failing to disclose that he was employed during this same time frame. This unreported income resulted in an overpayment of the two assistance programs in the amount of $1,495 that he was not otherwise entitled to. Minner was processed and released on an appearance ticket to return to the Town of Liberty Court at a later date.