AUBURN -- Nearly three dozen people are arrested for an estimated $150,000 in welfare benefits stolen in Cayuga County.
Wednesday night, after a coordinated sweep by local, state and federal authorities, 33 people were charged. They're accused of welfare fraud, Medicaid fraud, ripping off the food stamp system and more.
Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann said members of the Cayuga County Department of Health & Human Services Case Integrity Division, the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office, the Auburn Police Department, the New York State Police, the Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office and the United States Marshals participated in the execution of the dozens of arrest warrant.
"We are going to crackdown not only on the ones we got today, but the future ones," said Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould. "If you don't want to be arrested, you better not lie on your application to social services."
