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NY Consultant Charged with $27K Fraud Scheme

9/5/2025

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Lena Samuel, 47, from New City, faces felony charges for defrauding New York State of $27,000.
She was arraigned for third-degree grand larceny and 29 counts of offering a false instrument for filing.
Samuel, a Medical Review Consultant for NYS OTDA, claimed state wages while employed at Saint Dominic’s Family Services.
Investigators discovered she submitted false timesheets and fraudulent doctor’s notes for remote work.
Mount Sinai confirmed no record of the doctor mentioned in her notes.

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Story summary

Lena Samuel, 47, from New City, faces felony charges for defrauding New York State of $27,000.
She was arraigned for third-degree grand larceny and 29 counts of offering a false instrument for filing.
Samuel, a Medical Review Consultant for NYS OTDA, claimed state wages while employed at Saint Dominic’s Family Services.
Investigators discovered she submitted false timesheets and fraudulent doctor’s notes for remote work.
Mount Sinai confirmed no record of the doctor mentioned in her notes.