On Thursday, Jennifer Benjamin, 41, of Farmington, was arrested at the Ontario County Jail on multiple fraud and larceny charges.
Following an investigation into a Geneva Housing Authority fraud referral, Benjamin was accused of failing to disclose that the father of her children, Felix Cruz Jr., had been residing in her apartment since 2022. Investigators allegedly discovered that if Benjamin had properly reported his residence, she would have received $13,315 less in housing benefits from the agency.
Benjamin faces six counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, and one count of Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree. She was arraigned at the Ontario County Centralized Arraignment Part (CAP) Court and released on pre-trial supervision.
Benjamin is scheduled to appear in Geneva City Court on July 2 to answer the charges.
