12 more Lakewood residents charged in massive welfare fraud sweep

Two Lakewood couples charged with conspiring to fraudulently obtain Medicaid and other public assistance benefits made their first federal court appearance on Monday. Mordechai Sorotzkin, 35, center, leaves federal court in Trenton.

LAKEWOOD — Twelve more Lakewood residents were charged Thursday as the massive sweep targeting welfare fraud totaling millions of dollars continues to widen, officials said. The defendants are all charged with theft by deception and are accused of misrepresenting income to receive benefits from government programs such as Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (better known as…

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