Florida resident who collected pension from her dead NYS

Florida resident who collected pension from her dead NYS Jul 3, 2016 3:32:31 GMT -6

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Post by Logan on Jul 3, 2016 3:32:31 GMT -6

Florida resident who collected pension from her dead NYS pensioner is convicted

A Florida woman who collected five years worth of New York State pension checks after her father died has pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny, according to Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

They say Renee Kanas. of Tamarac,Fla. even took Caribbean cruises with the money.

Here are the details:

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that Renee Kanas, 63, a resident of Tamarac, Florida, pleaded guilty today to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a Class D felony, for stealing over $148,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System paid to her father, Jacob Yudenfreund, a New York State pensioner who died in March 2010.

“For years, Ms. Kanas spent thousands, living off a pension to which she was not entitled, even cruising the Caribbean,” State Comptroller DiNapoli said. “Thankfully, through my Operation Integrity partnership with Attorney General Schneiderman, she has pleaded guilty and must make repayment in the thousands.”

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