A former Batavia resident admitted to welfare fraud in Genesee County Court on Friday, pleading guilty to a single felony count of offering a false instrument for filing.
Michael Schramm, 36, also agreed to pay restitution of $17,026.39.
As a second felony offender, Schramm faces from one-and-a-half to three years in prison and will be sentenced at 9:30 a.m., Sept. 7
The former area resident was originally charged in May with two counts of offering a false instrument for filing and grand larceny, 3rd.
Schramm was accused of failing to report full-time farm employment in Niagara County while drawing assistance from DSS.
Pending sentencing, Schramm is being held on $25,000 bail.
If he's in prison, how is he
If he's in prison, how is he supposed to pay restitution?
Edit: For someone that steals from the public dole, is it a good idea to put them into prison so they can receive MORE handouts? He will get free shelter, clothes, bedding, meals, dental care, health care...etc.
If the judge is going to send him to jail, make him financially responsible for the cost of his jail time on top of stealing from tax payers. People on the outside are responsible for paying their debts so why not the people on the inside, too.