• Police arrested a Florida woman on a felony charge for submitting a false public assistance claim.
• They say she pretended to be her mother to call for help from the hurricane, but her youthful appearance raised suspicions.
• Police said the woman claimed she looked younger due to Botox treatments.

Florida police say a woman applied hurricane disaster assistance She pretended to be her mother and said she looked younger thanks to Botox.

Investigators allege Veronica Torres, 44, used her mother’s name, driver’s license and Social Security information to apply for the city’s Hurricane Disaster Assistant Program.

Bradenton Police Department he said in a statement On Saturday, Torres was charged with a third-degree felony count of submitting a false claim for public assistance.

The city was hit Hurricane Helene in late September and Hurricane Milton In early October, both caused tens of billions of dollars in property damagewidespread flooding and power outages.

The Bradenton Police Department said Torres claimed he had to move out of his damaged home. He said he requested “approximately $7,967” in aid.

When Torres tried to pick up her check last Thursday, a city official noticed that Torres looked much younger than the photo of the woman listed on the benefit application, police said.

Torres claimed that her youthful appearance was due to: “Botox treatments” but police said this did not convince the city official, who asked him to return the next day.

He returned on Friday and was arrested by detectives, they added.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after hurricanes issued a warning We urge Floridians to be wary of fraud or identity theft.

“Thieves are trying to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they stole from people affected by the disaster,” the warning said. It was said.