CORNWALL, Ontario – A 35-year-old Cornwall woman has been arrested for bilking welfare out of more than $5,100.
Cornwall police said the woman failed to declare changes in her living arrangements to the Ontario Works Resource Centre between September, 2014 and April, 2015 which resulted in an overpayment of $ 5,158.
Katherine Scanlon, 35 of Cornwall was charged with fraud over $5000. On Jan. 18 the woman attended police headquarters to deal with the matter. She was released to appear in court on the Feb. 16.
