CORTLAND, N.Y. (WHCU) — A fraud investigation is unfolding in Cortland County.

Authorities say 26-year-old Shelana Cooney gave false information to the county’s Department of Social Services, resulting in receiving 56-hundred dollars to which she was not entitled. Cooney, who lives in Cortland, was arrested Monday.

She’s been charged with welfare fraud, grand larceny, and offering a false instrument for filing. All three charges are felonies.