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Calera woman accused of stealing $120k in welfare, housing benefits in NYC New York City (Source: KLTV) By WBRC Staff | May 19, 2021 at 12:26 PM CDT - Updated May 19 at 12:29 PM
NEW YORK, New York (WBRC) - A Calera woman was arrested and charged with several counts after prosecutors said she committed welfare fraud and stole more than $120,000 in welfare and housing benefits in New York.
New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro said 57-year-old Latonja Serling allegedly collected nearly $70,000 in welfare benefits in New York State by misreporting her residency, employment and marriage status and using two different Social Security numbers. Prosecutors said she also misrepresented her residence to obtain New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) rental benefits in excess of $50,000.
Alabama woman posed as NY resident to illegally collect $122K in welfare, housing benefits: IG AL.com 1 day ago Howard Koplowitz, al.com
An Alabama woman was arrested in New York City after she allegedly claimed New York residency to collect $122,000 in welfare and housing benefits for nearly 10 years, the state’s inspector general announced Wednesday.
Latonja Serling, 57, of Calera, was arraigned in a New York City courtroom on second-degree grand larceny, second-degree welfare fraud and two counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, said New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro.
Serling, who lived in Birmingham and Calera while allegedly perpetrating the fraud, falsely claimed to have lived at 218 W. 112th St. in New York City from November 2012 until her arrest. She also did not report her income, marriage and her spouse’s income as required by the New York City agency that doles out some of the benefits.