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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Three Atlantic City Residents Indicted for Committing Acts of Welfare Fraud

MAYS LANDING – Atlantic County Grand Juries indicted three defendants for separate and independently committed acts of welfare fraud, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced today.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit and the Atlantic County Department of Family & Community Development—Division of Fraud Investigations successfully conducted three separate investigations over a period of 18 months, that led to the indictments this month of all three defendants for collecting welfare benefits to which they were not entitled.

Arnarey Hansen, 51, of the 600 block of Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, was indicted on June 12 for one count of theft by deception—a third degree crime. The State alleges that Hansen collected over $8000 in food stamp benefits from the Atlantic County Department of Family & Community Development by falsifying reports of employment income.
Mayola Sanchez, 51, of the 2900 block of Jackson Terrace, Atlantic City, was indicted June 12 for one count of theft by deception—a third degree crime. The State alleges that Sanchez collected over $18,000 in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and food stamp benefits from the Atlantic County Department of Family & Community Development by filing for benefits under a false name.
Jeannet Santiago, 39, of the 10 block of South Iowa Avenue, Atlantic City, was indicted June 12 for one count of theft by deception—a third degree crime. The State alleges that Santiago collected over $17,000 in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and food stamp benefits from the Atlantic County Department of Family & Community Development by providing falsified documents, purported to be from the Atlantic City School District, to show children in her household who did not, in fact, reside there.
Theft by deception, a crime of the third-degree, carries a sentence of three to five years in New Jersey State Prison and up to $15,000 in fines.
“The State will seek restitution from the defendants of the money they received as a result of their deceptions,” said Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain.
Welfare Fraud can be anonymously reported to the Atlantic County Department of Family & Community Development—Fraud Investigation Unit by calling the 24-hour Fraud Hotline at: 1-800-FRAUD05 (1-800-372-8305).
These indictments are merely accusations and not proof of guilt. In all criminal cases, an indicted defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.

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