FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
RE: PRESS RELEASE – WELFARE ARREST
On September 23, 2019, Irene Velez age 37, of Kingston, NY, was arrested by Ulster County Sheriff's Deputies and charged with the felonies of Welfare Fraud 4th degree, Grand Larceny 4th degree and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st 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, discovered that Ms. Velez had filed a recertification with the Department of Social Services in July 2019 not revealing her households true earned income, resulting in Ms. Velez receiving $1,274.00 in SNAP benefits for the period August through September 2019, to which she was not entitled.
Ms. Velez was processed and released with an appearance ticket for Ulster Town Court.