NEVIS — A rural Nevis man was arrested in California following a Hubbard County warrant for defrauding public assistance.
Hubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes stated in a Friday, April 17, news release that his office received a report from Hubbard County Social Services, claiming a client received $263,000 worth of benefits to which he was not entitled.
The investigation, beginning Jan. 16, indicated that Vincent Bellomo, 76, repeatedly claimed very few assets and failed to disclose large amounts of money he held in a savings account.
“Documents obtained show that at one point Bellomo claimed to only have a savings account containing $1.08 and to own a 1979 Chevrolet El Camino valued at $500,” the release stated. “Records show that in 2024, Bellomo had over $77,000 in a savings account that he failed to disclose. In 2025, Bellomo removed $80,000 from that account.”
The March 24 criminal complaint alleged that between 2018 and 2024, Bellomo completed multiple annual benefit renewals and attested to having little to no assets. The investigation determined the large savings account was opened in 2018, with Bellomo and later his son listed as account holders.
Investigators attempted to contact Bellomo at his residence in rural Nevis but learned that he left the area and was in California. Bellomo was picked up on a Hubbard County warrant by the Fontana Police Department and was held in the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Bellomo waived extradition, so Hubbard County deputies picked him up. Bellomo has been in Hubbard County’s custody since April 16.
Bellomo is facing three felony counts of wrongfully obtaining public assistance and three felony counts of perjury.
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