Rotterdam woman convicted in $28K SNAP, HEAP benefits fraud case

SCHENECTADY COUNTY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A woman in Schenectady County has been convicted of collecting $28,323.22 in SNAP and HEAP benefits she wasn’t entitled to.

A jury found Sonia Rajpaul of Rotterdam didn’t report income from her cleaning business or her husband’s income, even lying about it to a grand jury. Prosecutors say she collected the benefits from 2019 to 2023.

Investigators say she also didn’t report income from a rental property…

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