Press release:
Brooke Tubbins, 41 of Batavia, pled guilty to one count of petit larceny in Batavia Town Court on February 1, 2022. Sentencing has been adjourned to a later date.
Tubbins was originally charged with 3rd-degree grand larceny and 3 counts of filing a false instrument after failing to report income on two separate applications for SNAP benefits after an investigation by Genesee County Department of Social Services Investigator Robert Riggi. Tubbins received $6215 in SNAP benefits she was not entitled to.
Full restitution has been made to the Genesee County Department of Social Services and Tubbins will be disqualified from receiving SNAP benefits for one year.
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.
