ALBANY – Two Westchester County sisters pled guilty to the felony of grand larceny for hiding their mother’s death to collect nearly $22,000 in her state pension payments from 2013 to 2015.
Annette Bigelow, 60, and Mary Nash, 59, deliberately abused the system, said State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The sisters covered up their mother’s death from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System, he said.
“They now have judgments against them to repay the stolen funds. Those who try to scam the retirement system will be held accountable,” said DiNapoli.
“This is another instance where people try to scam the system have gotten caught taking money from the people of New York,” said Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr.
