A former investigator with the State Welfare Inspector General’s Office has pleaded guilty to stealing $5,000 in unclaimed funds, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Thursday.
DiNapoli’s office launched the investigation into Gabriel Camacho, who was prosecuted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and sentenced Tuesday, a news release stated.
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Camacho was ordered to pay restitution and serve community service time, the release stated.
“Fraud is fraud, but it is particularly egregious when it is committed by a public servant charged with investigating fraud,” DiNapoli said in the release.
After DiNapoli’s investigation last year found that Camacho had submitted 15 forged abandoned property claims totaling nearly $5,000, Camacho resigned from his state position on Aug. 26.
His salary had been $62,597, the release stated.
