A Corning woman faces four felony charges after investigators accused her of receiving $14,966 in benefits she was not eligible to receive.
The Steuben County Sheriff's Office said investigators arrested Tamika Martin, 51, of Earl Street, on Tuesday.
Investigators accused Martin of submitting a false instrument for filing to the county Department of Social Services and receiving the benefits between Nov. 29, 2023, and April 30, 2025.
She was charged with first-degree offering a false instrument for filing and first-degree falsifying business records, both class E felonies.
She also was charged with third-degree welfare fraud and third-degree grand larceny, both class D felonies.
Martin was arraigned in Centralized Arraignment Court and released.
Sheriff Jim Allard credited the Department of Social Services Fraud and Legal Affairs Unit and the District Attorney's Office with assisting the investigation.
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