The Herkimer County Sheriff Office Welfare Fraud Unit assisted by the Herkimer County Department of Social Services recently arrested the following individual for various Welfare Fraud charges.
Fanya Hallam age 37 of Little Falls , NY was arrested for Grand Larceny in the Third Degree a class D Felony, Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree a class D Felony and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree a class E Felony.
Hallam fraudulently received in excess of $ 3,500.00 worth of benefits in which she was not entitled to receive over a period of 12 months.
Hallam was processed on the charges and arraigned in the City of Little Falls Court. Judge Bannister presided over the arraignment. Hallam was released on her own recognizance from court. She is scheduled to return to Little Falls City Court at a later date.