Syracuse, NY -- A morning raid across Onondaga County netted 42 arrests of people accused of stealing $624,333.51 in public assistance in the city of Syracuse and 15 suburbs.

Sharena Taylor, of Syracuse, is accused of bilking $71,441.01 from welfare, more than twice as much as the second-highest alleged offender. Two others are accused of stealing more than $30,000 and four others more than $20,000.

"There are few frauds more egregious than people who apply for and use public assistance benefits when they are not eligible," District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said. "They are not only stealing from tax paying citizens, they hurt those who truly need public assistance."

The raids were carried out by county law enforcement and the Department of Social Services, and suspects will be prosecuted by the DA's office. Police in Syracuse, Manlius, Geddes, Camillus, Solvay, East Syracuse and DeWitt joined county sheriff's deputies and troopers in the raids.

Prosecutors released the names, mailing addresses and amount in question:

Sharena Taylor, of Syracuse: $71,441.01

Tuyetnga Nguyen, of Syracuse: $35,126.09

Kimberly Gomez, of Liverpool: $31,421.98

Liza Acquah, of Mattydale: $29,613.27

Fatma Afifi, of Geddes: $29,413.71

Sergey Shakhov, of Geddes: $24,277.00

Venus White, of Syracuse: $22,805.33

Jennifer Raphael and Damien White, of Kirkville: $18,096.85

Ann Smith, of Syracuse: $17,923.30

Michele Vedder, of East Syracuse: $15,890.54

Rachael Jordan, of Syracuse: $15,614.17

Beth Rathbun, of Syracuse: $15,139.93

Kelly McCullough, of Fayetteville: $15,033.88

Mary Aljamel, of Syracuse: $14,848.87

Gregory Roach, of Tully: $14,218.26

Lachelle Felder, of Syracuse: $14,018.46

Tyesheka Graves, of Syracuse: $13,912.06

Garfield Hector, of Syracuse: $13,546.24

Waldo Kent, Jr., of Syracuse: $13,481.93

Katie Vashchisin, of Geddes: $13,011.40

Lisann Hart, of Syracuse: $12,103.94

James Olsen, of Mattydale: $11,999.18

Latoya Jackson, of Dewitt: $11,841.39

Freddie Crawford, of Syracuse: $11,762.18

John and Laurie Briggs, of Camillus, $11,696.13

Theresa Alt, of North Syracuse: $11,099.00

Jillane Vann, of Memphis: $10,532.93

David and Amanda Fey, of Syracuse: $10,315.30

Sheri Cartner, of Syracuse: $9,864.75

Margaret Zreviec, of Jordan: $9,157.00

Sarah Testa, of Manlius: $8,869.60

Nathan Russell, of North Syracuse: $8,422.00

Omar Ahmed, of Syracuse: $8,390.00

Amanda Gianni, of Syracuse: $8,026.00

Patricia Hunter-Fox, of Syracuse: $7,889.00

Robin Dwyerterchowitz, of Syracuse: $7,790.00

Derrick Dudley, of Syracuse: $7,427.00

Lisa Dungey, of Syracuse: $7,230.32

Markeisha Frayer, of Solvay: $5,587.51

Peter Salmon, of Tully: $5,496.00

The suspects were being arraigned this afternoon on felony charges. Photos of the suspects were not available.