Police: Watervliet Resident Scammed Watervliet Housing Authority of Thousands of Dollars

On September 24^th , after a long term investigation,  the Watervliet Police Department  arrested a City Resident for scamming the Watervliet Housing Authority out of thousands of dollars over the course of several years.

 Arrested was:  Nancy Myles  , age 54 , of 2416 4^th Avenue in the City of Watervliet, charged with Falsifying Business records 1^st degree and Welfare Fraud 3^rd degree, both felony charges.

It is alleged that Myles falsified official documents when she failed to disclose that she was married and her husband, who is gainfully  employed , had been living with her for several years while she received hundreds of dollars a month for housing assistance.

Myles was arraigned by the Honorable Judge Reinfurt and released on $10,000 bail.