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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Liddell

Florida woman accused of faking mom’s identity to get hurricane aid. She claimed botox made her look younger

Manatee County resident Veronica Torres allegedly used her mother’s ID to try to fraudulently collect hurricane aid - (Manatee County Sheriff’s Office)

A Florida woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing her mom’s identity in order to collect thousands of dollars in hurricane disaster relief, claiming to officials that her youthful looks were simply because of botox.

Veronica Torres, 44, from Bradenton, Manatee County, was charged on Friday with filing a false public assistance claim after she was granted almost $8,000 in relief through the City of Bradenton’s Hurricane Disaster Assistance Program, the Bradenton Police Department said in a statement.

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