(WRGB) — Two siblings have been indicted in Albany County for reportedly stealing $90,000 in state Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds, according to Thomas P. DiNapoli, Lee C. Kindlon, and Steven G. James.
58-year-old Denesh Melwani of Woodstock, and 56-year-old Shaleen Mahtani of Paramus, New Jersey, were arraigned on a sealed indictment in Albany County Court before Judge Andra Ackerman. The indictment charges the pair with Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, and Money Laundering in the Second Degree.
Authorities say the siblings reportedly submitted an application containing false information to the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) to fraudulently obtain funds through ERAP…