Welfare Fraud Arrest

On September 24, 2020, at about 10:00am, Seneca County Sheriff’s Investigators arrested Timothy R. Sherlock, age 38, of 2133 Routes 5&20, Apartment 6C, Seneca Falls, New York, following a welfare fraud investigation. Sherlock was charged with Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (two counts), Misuse of Food Stamps, and Welfare Fraud in the Fourth Degree. It is alleged that Sherlock failed to disclose household income while receiving monetary benefits from Seneca County. Sherlock was released on an appearance ticket to appear in the Waterloo Village Court on October 21, 2020 at 5pm.