A Cattaraugus County woman has been charged with welfare fraud.
According to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, 33 year old Nicole Lamberton of Little Valley fraudulently received over $27,000 in child care benefits by concealing and failing to report household income.
The charges stem from an investigation into a complaint filed back in 2018.
Lamberton is charged with Grand Larceny, Welfare Fraud, and two counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing. She was released with an appearance ticket.
Took 4 years..not even 7000 a year..knowvits not right but not like she was living the good life…hell I spend 1800 a month for groceries for a family of 5