Police arrested a Bradenton woman Friday after they determined her application for nearly $8,000 in hurricane relief money was fraudulent. Veronica Torres, 44, is charged with filing a false public assistance claim through the City of Bradenton’s Hurricane Disaster Assistance Program, the Bradenton Police Department said in a news release.

Veronica Torres, 44, from Bradenton, Manatee County ... After Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida in September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had warned Floridians that thieves may try to “apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses ...

The 44-year-old woman in Bradenton, Florida, an area which had been affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton, is accused of using her mother’s name and information to submit a claim for almost $8,000.

A woman in Florida is accused of using her mother’s identity to apply for hurricane aid and telling city employees that she looked so much younger because of Botox, according to authorities.

Veronica Torres, 44, received almost $8,000 in funding before she was charged by Bradenton Police Department officials for filing a false public assistance claim.

A 44-year-old Florida woman allegedly used her mother’s identity to apply for hurricane aid, telling city employees that she looked younger because of botox. According to the Bradenton Police Department,