D.A. charges 12 with fraud

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- Alvia Richards, 38, of Franklin Square, on March 27. She was charged with third-degree grand larceny and third-degree welfare fraud. Rice said that between July 2010 and August 2011, Richards stole more than $23,000 in public assistance and food stamp benefits by falsely reporting that three children resided in her household, when in reality, two of the children lived out of state. She faces up to seven years in prison if convicted and is due back in court July 16.

• Atinuke Odunbaku, 42, of Baldwin, on March 27, for stealing more than $60,000 in Medicaid benefits between July 2010 and June 2012, Rice said. Odunbaku, an accountant, claimed that the father of her four children was out of the household. In reality, the father lived in the house and worked as a physician’s assistant. In 2011, the two had a combined income of $158,000. In addition, they own property in New York and Georgia. She was charged with second-degree grand larceny, second-degree welfare fraud and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, and faces up to 15 years in prison.

• Aftab Amray, 57, of Rockville Centre, on Jan. 18. He pleaded guilty to third-degree welfare fraud in late April. Rice said that between December 2003 and February 2009, Amray stole more than $33,000 in Medicaid benefits by falsely reporting a weekly income of $300. In reality, he deposited more than $500,000 into his bank accounts during that time period.

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