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Woman who claimed to make meager living at strip club, faces seven years for welfare fraud
Prosecutors say she actually owned several luxury properties in Brooklyn, Long Island and Florida and made shopping trips to Saks Fifth Avenue while claiming to be poor. She’s accused of scamming $29,000 from taxpayers since 2004. Her attorney raised several possibilities, including an improved financial picture she didn’t realize she had to report, and said he believes the case will be resolved swiftly.
She claimed to be a strip club worker struggling to make ends meet on just a few hundred dollars a week.
But prosecutors said Janna Doheny was actually a scheming real estate shark who owned several luxury properties in Brooklyn, Long Island and Florida.
Doheny, 43, filled out a Medicaid application, reporting an income of merely $1,550 from an unspecified job at a now-shuttered jiggle joint in Queens, authorities said. She was charged with fraud on Wednesday after investigators found her name on several condos and other assets.
She’s accused of scamming taxpayers out of $29,000 since 2004, screaming poverty even as she went on shopping trips to Victoria’s Secret and Saks Fifth Avenue. She deposited $100,000 annually to several bank accounts, according to an indictment filed in Brooklyn.
“It is not a matter of if people who steal money from public assistance programs will be caught — it is when,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes.
Doheny faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of welfare fraud, grand larceny and other charges. She pleaded not guilty and was released without bail.
AbigailAdams
November 15th, 2012
How about instead of putting her in jail at $30,000 to $50,000 more taxpayer dollars a year, the state makes her repay the stolen amount now and then makes her do an anti-fraud PSA and then work in a low-paying gov’t job for the 7 years she would have been in prison. House arrest, no access to any financial systems or ability to commit further fraud. Anything she earns above the amount it would have cost the state to incarcerate her will be withheld from her annual salary. No pension or other retirement benes.
FreeMan & Sarah Intend to Defend
November 15th, 2012
Tim Geithners replacement is found at last.
Sarthurk
November 15th, 2012
Dem biches have been doing it for decades. What’s yer point?
that’s where all the politicians have gotten that same tactic!
TheFineReport.com
November 15th, 2012
Seven years? That’s it?
And no bail?
Edith McCrotch
November 15th, 2012
Make her Moochelle’s toilet brush holder for the next 4 years…bristles up 2 inches from her nose.
FreeMan & Sarah Intend to Defend
November 15th, 2012
She used TurboTax, right?
bob
November 15th, 2012
Did she drive an ESSALADE?
DID SHE????
I bet she did.
Democrat
November 15th, 2012
Obama voter
Mr Happy
November 15th, 2012
30 grand after 8-years?
That’s about $ 300 a month.
Forget jail, take back the money, hit her with treble damages and call it a day.
Stirrin the B.S.
November 15th, 2012
She is why anyone in the hospitality (tips for living) business gets extra scutiny from the irs.
You idiot, if you’re going to claim poverty, then you have to live poverty.
FreedomCat
November 15th, 2012
Future DemoRat politician in the making!
Moe tom
November 15th, 2012
Good for Jenna Doheny. We deserve it . Fuck us.
Moe tom
November 15th, 2012
We deserve it!
Nutjob
November 15th, 2012
But prosecutors said Janna Doheny was actually a scheming real estate shark who owned several luxury properties in Brooklyn, Long Island and Florida.
Odds are she voted in all 3 places of residency.
Feraldog
November 16th, 2012
The difference between her and Pelosi?
tucsondon
November 16th, 2012
You cannot escape the long arm of the law! Now about that Corzine fellow……..
Boobie the Rocket Dog
November 16th, 2012
There are luxury properties in BROOKLYN???
shawnawa
November 16th, 2012
well shitfire, y’all
why don’t she just hafta give layip dances (and mower) to everbody who showed they done paid mower than 5 grayind in taxes everyear
mmmaaaayyyyann y’all