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Updated: Wednesday, 06 Feb 2013, 3:47 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 06 Feb 2013, 1:48 PM EST

Posted by: Emily Lenihan

JAVA CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) - A Java Center resident is accused of omitting information on an application for benefits at Wyoming County Department of Social Services.

The Wyoming County Sheriff's Office says 36-year-old Charlene Burfield Gross received $5,044 in benefits that she wasn't entitled to.

Gross has been charged with Offering a False Instrument for Filing and Welfare Fraud.

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