A Geneva woman faces six charges after investigators accused her of obtaining cash through fraudulent returns at Walmart in the town of Geneva.
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested Socorro Morales-Ortiz, 46, at 11:38 a.m. Oct. 21 following an investigation at the store at 990 State Routes 5 and 20.
Deputies said Morales-Ortiz attached merchandise tags to non-merchandise items and returned them for cash on three separate dates.
She was charged with three counts of first-degree falsifying business records, a Class E felony, and three counts of petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor.
Morales-Ortiz was taken to the Ontario County Jail to await arraignment. She is due to return to Town of Geneva Court at a later date to answer the charges.
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