BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Dunkirk woman who was convicted of theft of government money was sentenced Thursday to serve three years’ probation, the United States District Attorney’s Office said.
In July 2020, Angela Kellogg, 35, provided personal information, including her social security number, to a co-conspirator knowing it would be used to obtain money she was not entitled to. Following, Kellogg received a check for over $11,000 from the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, the money used to fund the check belonged to the United States as it was issued through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; as Kellogg did not live or work in Puerto Rico, she was not legally eligible to receive the funds…