Comptroller, AG: Woman concealed moms death to collect state pension

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Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Monday announced the indictment of an Onondaga County woman who allegedly concealed her mother’s death in 2009 in order to continue getting a monthly public sector pension check in her joint account.

Tammy Banack, of Kirkville, also allegedly lied to Medicaid authorities about her income in order to get benefits, according to court records.

Here are the details:

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the unsealing of a five-count indictment charging Tammy Banack, a resident of Kirkville, New York, with one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, one count of Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree, a class D felony, two counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony, and one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a class E felony.

Banack is alleged to have stolen over $67,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to her deceased mother, Rosemary Banack, between January 2010 and July 2015. Banack is also charged with fraudulently obtaining over $19,000 in welfare benefits administered by the Onondaga County Department of Social Services by concealing the pension income on her application and re-certifications of eligibility for Medicaid assistance.

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