A woman has been charged with allegedly obtaining more than $81,000 in fraudulent payments after claiming NSW Government funding for disaster relief schemes in the state's Central West.
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Central West Police have been investigating reports of alleged fraudulent claims submitted to NSW Government disaster recovery grant schemes since last October.
It's now alleged a 34-year-old woman fraudulently claimed $81,440.
Following investigations, about 10am Tuesday, police executed a search warrant at a home in Forbes and arrested a woman.
It's also alleged officers located and seized electronic devices, identification documents, stolen property and prohibited drugs. The items will undergo further examination.
A 34-year-old woman was arrested and taken to Forbes Police Station.
She was charged with 18 counts of dishonestly obtain financial advantage etc by deception, 15 counts of make false/misleading statement for authority/benefit as well as other charges.
She was granted conditional bail to appear at Forbes Local Court on Tuesday March 22.
