State Police charge Wappingers Falls man with unlawfully collecting unemployment benefits
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Robin H. Benziger
Troop K Commander
Wappinger, New York – On January 2, 2016, New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation from the Wappinger barracks arrested Morlon J. Richards, 34 years old, of Wappingers Falls, New York, for Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a Class D Felony, and Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree, a Class E Felony.
The arrest is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Police.
Richards is accused of unlawfully collecting over $5,600 in unemployment benefits between March of 2014 and July of 2014. Richards created false business records by falsely certifying that he was totally unemployed when in fact he was gainfully employed.
Richards was arraigned before the Town of Fishkill Court and released on his own recognizance.
