Report: Woman accused of NYC rent scam while living in Hialeah

NEW YORK – A woman is facing years in prison after New York authorities said she claimed to be unemployed and got Section 8 rental assistance for an apartment in the Bronx — which she then subleased while, in reality, she lived more than 1,000 miles away in Hialeah.

That’s all according to New York City news outlet Gothamist.

It reports that Australia Gonzalez, 65, faces years in prison after being accused of scamming the New York City Housing Authority. She was reportedly arrested in the Bronx on Thursday…

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