New York City police officer arrested for submitting forged documents in a fraudulent attempt to obtain housing assistance from the City of New York.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced today the arrest of a New York City police officer for submitting forged documents in a fraudulent attempt to obtain housing assistance from the City of New York. The defendant, SIMONE SMITH, 31, who was assigned to the 108th Precinct in Queens, was arrested on charges of welfare fraud, forgery, criminal possession of a forged instrument, attempted grand larceny, falsifying business records and offering a false instrument for filing. SMITH, who was placed on modified duty in May, has been on the force since January 2007. The investigation leading to today’s arrest revealed that SMITH submitted forged pay stubs as well as forged W-2s to the City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in an attempt to recertify her eligibility for housing assistance. Had SMITH been successful in her deception, she would have received approximately $7,600 in assistance from the City of New York. An investigation by the Ne...