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RENSSELAER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A county fraud sweep leads to ten arrests in Rensselaer County. One of the arrested, a Poestenskill man, sheriff's deputies say took more than $43,000 of benefits he wasn't entitled to.

Officials say nearly $150,000 in total was taken from public assistance programs. They say the funds stolen range from more than $1,900 to $43,000.

Those arrested are facing a range of charges from offering a false instrument for filing to welfare fraud and grand larceny.

Those arrested were:

• Jeff Beattie


• Sara Edson


• Glenn Forman


• Patricia G. Gillett


• Leon Johnson


• Danielle Johnson


• Scott Sawyer


• Arthur Threatt


• Harold Williams


• Dorothy Williams