Two Olean Residents were arrested for allegedly committing welfare fraud.
According to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, 39-year-old Peter D Jones was arrested yesterday morning, and 36-year-old Jessica J Bliss was arrested the day before. They were both charged with felony grand larceny and welfare fraud, stemming from multiple investigations into an alleged EBT card trafficking operation.
Jones and Bliss were both taken into custody without incident, processed, and released with appearance tickets.