Three people are under arrest, accused of cheating taxpayers out of nearly $30,000.

The Albany County Sheriff says the biggest offender is Korinne Vanpatten.

She’s accused of raking in more than $21,000 in welfare assistance even though she was making money elsewhere.

She’s charged with grand larceny, as are Dedra Glover and Shante Watson.

They’re accused of defrauding social services of more than $7,000

SARATOGA - A Waterford man faces up to 32-years in state prison for raping a woman while knowing he was HIV positive.

Samuel Serrano-Gonzalez, 28, raped his ex-girlfriend, prosecutors say, because she broke up with him.

Saratoga County District Attorney Jim Murphy says in doing so, Gonzalez tried to give her the virus that causes AIDS.

A father and son who worked for the Waterford water treatment plant have pleaded guilty to charges they padded their paychecks with bogus overtime costs for three years.

William R. Hubbell, 28, and his father, William M. Hubbell, 60, admitted to stealing $39,000 through a scheme in which they fabricated municipal water emergencies and then billed the community overtime for responding to them. Saratoga County District Attorney Jim Murphy says this took place between 2008 and 2011.

The younger Hubbell pleaded guilty Monday to the misdemeanor charge of petit larceny for stealing $7,000.

His father had previously pleaded guilty to felony third-degree first-degree grand larceny charges for taking $32,000 and falsifying business records.

By pleading guilty, the elder Hubbell avoided jail time, over Murphy’s objection. Instead he’ll face probation and be required to pay restitution.