Deputies swept across Cayuga County last week, arresting six people accused of defrauding the public assistance system. The arrests happened the morning of October 2, as the Sheriff’s Office executed ...

BOSTON — The state is seeing a huge uptick in welfare fraud amid stepped-up efforts to prevent people from gaming public assistance programs. That’s according to a new report from State Auditor Diana ...

BALLSTOWN SPA — A 40-year-old Rexford woman was found guilty of welfare fraud Friday by a jury in Saratoga County Court, prosecutors said. Meikka Norman was found guilty of submitting false expenses ...

QUEENSBURY — A town woman was arrested Tuesday after allegedly illegally receiving more than $3,000 in food stamps, according to the Warren County Sheriff's Office. Roxi L. Smith, 31, was charged with ...