1Baldwin woman charged with stealing nearly $100K in childcare benefits through false income reports

MINEOLA, NY — A 43-year-old Baldwin woman has been accused of falsifying income and employment records to secure almost $100,000 in childcare benefits she was not entitled to receive, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

According to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, Shamika Brown was arraigned on October 1 before Judge Ryan Cronin on charges of grand larceny in the second degree, welfare fraud in the second degree, and five counts of offering a false instrument for filing. She pleaded not guilty and was released on her own recognizance. Brown is scheduled to return to court on October 9. If convicted, she faces up to 15 years in prison.

Prosecutors allege Brown applied for bene

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