Woman Sentenced for Collecting Welfare and Comp Benefits

An Ossian woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for collecting welfare benefits while simultaneously collecting workers’ compensation benefits. Rose M. Upright, 62, was convicted of fifth-degree welfare fraud, a misdemeanor, and also was ordered to pay restitution of more than $8,600, the Livingston County News reported. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office arrested Upright in August on original charges of third-degree grand larceny and third-degree welfare fraud, both class D felonies; and first-degree falsifying business records, a class E felony, the newspaper...