Press release:
Dawn Puleo, 55 of Batavia pled guilty to a single count of petit larceny in Genesee County Court on February 24, 2022. Sentencing has been scheduled for April.
Puleo was originally charged with 4 counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing and one count of Grand Larceny 3rd after an investigation by Genesee County Department of Social Services Investigator Robert Riggi found that Puleo failed to report that she was receiving child support payments on her applications. She received $4555.00 in SNAP benefits she was not entitled to.
Full restitution has been made to the Genesee County Department of Social Services, and Puleo will be disqualified from the SNAP program for a 12-month period.
Anyone wishing to report suspected cases of welfare fraud in Genesee County can contact the Genesee County Department of Social Services Fraud Unit at 585-344-2580, ext. 6417 or 6541.
