{"id":74517,"date":"2016-10-25T22:33:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T02:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74517"},"modified":"2016-10-25T22:04:56","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T02:04:56","slug":"woman-arrested-on-welfare-fraud-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74517","title":{"rendered":"Woman Arrested on Welfare Fraud Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=74518\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74518\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-74518\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Clark-Megan-120x150.jpg?resize=120%2C150\" alt=\"clark-megan\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Clark-Megan.jpg?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Clark-Megan.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Clark-Megan.jpg?resize=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Clark-Megan.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office investigators arrested Megan\u00a0Clark, 23, of Canastota, and charged her with Welfare Fraud in the\u00a04th degree (Class E Felony) and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the\u00a01st degree (Class E Felony).<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that Clark knowingly presented an application for public\u00a0assistance that contained false information with the intent to defraud the\u00a0Madison County Department of Social Services.\u00a0 As a result of Clark\u2019s\u00a0fraudulent act, she was overpaid $ 1,511.00 in public assistance benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Clark was issued an appearance ticket directing her to appear at the Lenox Town Court\u00a0Nov. 1, 2016, to answer the charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madison County Sheriff\u2019s Office investigators arrested Megan\u00a0Clark, 23, of Canastota, and charged her with Welfare Fraud in the\u00a04th degree (Class E Felony) and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the\u00a01st degree (Class E Felony). 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