Liberty, NY – The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force has made the following arrests:
- October 31, 2020 – Richard C. Hodgson, 62, of Rock Hill was arrested and charged with the Class A Misdemeanor of Misuse of Food Stamps. It is alleged that Hodgson stole $964 in SNAP benefits by failing to disclose that he was receiving income from employment. Hodgson was released on an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Liberty Court at a later date.
- November 5, 2020 – Terry L. Kirkland, 55, of Baldwinsville was arrested and charged with the Class D Felony of Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree and Class E Felony of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree. It is alleged that Kirkland stole $5,351 in SNAP benefits by failing to disclose that both her husband and daughter were receiving income from employment. Kirkland was released on an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Liberty Court at a later date.
- December 15, 2020 – Ollen E. Eck, 35, of Roscoe was arrested on an outstanding Parole Violation Warrant issued for violating the conditions of his parole. Eck was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail pending a Parole Hearing.
- December 21, 2020 – Kayla M. Schrader, 29, of Liberty was arrested and charged with Petit Larceny after it was discovered that Schrader was wanted for an allegation of shoplifting from Walmart. Schrader was released on an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Thompson Court at a later date.
- December 30, 2020 – Nelse A. Batista, 32, of Loch Sheldrake was arrested and charged with being a Fugitive from Justice after it was discovered that Batista was wanted by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office in New Jersey for Controlled Dangerous Substances in the 3rd Degree. Batista was arraigned in the Town of Thompson Court and remanded to Sullivan County Jail pending extradition.
- January 16, 2020 – Lioner Sanabria Jr., 33, of Livingston Manor was arrested and charged with the Class E Felony of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 4th Degree and Class A Misdemeanor of Petit Larceny. It is alleged that Sanabria stole a debit card and used it to make purchases. Sanabria was arraigned in the Town of Rockland Court and released without bail.
- February 10, 2021 - A joint investigation with members of the New York State Department of Financial Services Frauds Bureau and Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force resulted in the arrest of Maria I. Cruz, 34, of Monticello. Cruz was arrested and charged with the Class D Felony of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Class E Felony of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree. It is alleged that Cruz stole $9,320 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits by filing a fraudulent application for unemployment benefits with the New York State Department of Labor. Cruz claimed that she was unemployed when in fact she was receiving pay from her job at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center. Cruz was arraigned in the Village of Monticello Court and released without bail.
- February 10, 2021 - A joint investigation with members of the New York State Department of Financial Services Frauds Bureau and Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force resulted in the arrest of Latoya L. Snowden-Whitley, 36, of Monticello. Snowden-Whitley was arrested and charged with the Class D Felony of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Class E Felony of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree. It is alleged that Snowden-Whitley stole $26,486 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits by filing a fraudulent application for unemployment benefits with the New York State Department of Labor. Snowden-Whitley claimed that she was unemployed when in fact she was receiving pay from her job at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center. Snowden-Whitley was arraigned in the Village of Monticello Court and released without bail.