FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: MAY 3, 2019
RE: WELFARE FRAUD ARREST
On April 24, 2019, Danielle Boisvert age 37 of Kingston and an 18 year old of the same address, were arrested by Ulster County Sheriff's Deputies and charged with felony Welfare Fraud 3rd degree.
An investigation conducted by the Ulster County Department of Social Services Special Investigation Unit, along with the Office of the Ulster County District Attorney, found that Ms. Boisvert and the 18 year old had billed the Department of Social Services for day care hours between July 2018 and December 2018, which had not been provided. Also, Ms. Boisvert did not disclose all of her household income. Due to the undisclosed income and false billing, Ms. Boisvert and the 18 year old received $4,073.22 in Day Care benefits they would not have received, had truthful information been provided.