Crime & Safety
Reports: Woodbury Woman Hit with Federal Fraud Charges
Oluremi George, 53, used two identities to receive housing tax credits, according to multiple reports.
Authorities say a Woodbury woman used two identities to secure more than $18,000 in low-income housing tax credits from the federal government, according to multiple reports.
Oluremi George, 53, was indicted on five counts of Social Security fraud, four counts of making false statements and one count of passport fraud, according to a KSTP report.
The Pioneer Press reports that the woman worked in the Secretary of State’s Office for seven years under an alias.
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The indictment was unsealed Monday, according to the reports.
George used the alias Victoria Ayoola and a fake Social Security number when she applied for a low-income unit at Pondview Townhomes, a Woodbury development that provides housing assistance to its residents through HUD loans and funds, according to the Pioneer Press story.
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If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on the passport fraud charge and five years on each of the remaining charges, the KSTP story says.
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