A Freeport woman and U.S. Postal Service employee is accused of defrauding public assistance programs of more than $130,000 by failing to report her income from two jobs and rental properties, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced Friday, Jan. 10.
Angelique White, 32, allegedly received childcare and Medicaid benefits between 2017 and 2021 while omitting her income from the U.S. Postal Service, Northwell Health, and two rental properties she co-owned in Elmont and Freeport, according to Donnelly.
White was arraigned Thursday before Judge Robert Pipia on charges of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Welfare Fraud in the Second Degree, two counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree, and Insurance Fraud in the Third Degree. She pleaded not guilty and was released on her own recognizance. She faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted and is due back in court on Jan. 16…