Ovid Woman Accused of Lying on DSS Benefits Form

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Metal handcuffs rest on a wooden table surface.
<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handcuffs_on_table.JPG">U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

An Ovid woman has been arrested on grand larceny and welfare fraud charges.

It is alleged that 27-year-old Courtney Bower falsified an application that she submitted to the Seneca County Department of Human Services, which led to her receiving over $1,000 in benefits she was not entitled to.

Bower was also charged with offering a false instrument for filing and was turned over to the Seneca County Jail for processing and arraignment.

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