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.

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.

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.

Veronica Torres, 44, was arrested Friday on a charge of filing a false public assistance claim, a third-degree felony.

Florida resident Veronica Torres, 44, was apprehended for allegedly impersonating her mother to secure hurricane relief funds. Torres allegedly utilized her mother's identification to fraudulently obtain a check for $7,