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Batavia woman accused of stealing from elderly women and tax fraud

By Howard B. Owens

A 40-year-old Batavia resident is facing multiple tax fraud, grand larceny and forgery charges following a joint investigation by the State Police and the Department of Taxation and Finance.

Heidi L. Schollard, of 161 Bank St., is being held on $25,000 bail.

Schollard is accused of stealing money from two elderly women whom she cared for and filing false tax returns.  Schollard also allegedly received NYS benefits while employed.

The charges include two counts of criminal tax fraud, 3rd, two counts of grand larceny, 3rd, one count of grand larceny, 4th, 13 counts of offering a false instrument for filing, five counts of forgery and 10 counts of falsifying business records.

Lori Silvernail

** Schollard is accused of stealing money from two elderly women whom she cared for...**

"Stealing money from" and "whom she cared for" don't belong in the same sentence.

Mar 20, 2012, 1:51pm Permalink
Doug Yeomans

Remember, innocent until proven guilty but if this is true, predating on the elderly should be met with harsh penalties. How could anyone walk through town and show their face after doing something like this?

Mar 20, 2012, 5:30pm Permalink

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