New York ( CNN ) -- A Bronx woman accused of a charity scam after the Connecticut school shooting was indicted Tuesday on charges of scheming to defraud and identity theft , according to prosecutors . Nouel Alba , 37 , is accused of falsely claiming to be an aunt of Noah Pozner , one of the 20 schoolchildren killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in December , the Bronx District Attorney 's Office said in a news release . On a Facebook page , she posted photos of Noah and solicited donations to pay for his funeral , the statement said . Donors sent $ 240 to a PayPal account between December 14 and 20 , the statement said . Alba was arrested at her home and was arraigned by Judge Martin Marcus , who set bail at $ 10,000 , the district attorney 's office said . Alba 's attorney , Justine Olderman , was not immediately available for comment Tuesday . The charges of scheming to defraud and identity theft carry sentences of up to four years in prison after conviction . Alba was indicted and charged on December 27 with one count of making false statements to federal agents . That charge carries a maximum term of five years in prison and a fine of up to $ 250,000 , prosecutors said . Alba denied being involved in a scam during an appearance on CNN 's Anderson Cooper 360 in December . `` This says -- this has your e-mail on it . Right there , '' said CNN investigative producer David Fitzpatrick . `` This is about Noah Pozner 's funeral . '' `` I never sent that , '' Alba replied . Later in the interview , Alba identified one of her e-mail accounts presented by Fitzpatrick . `` Yeah , that 's one of my Gmails . ... Yeah , my personal account , '' she said during the interview . `` But I never set up any funds for anybody . '' CNN reports spurred the Bronx district attorney 's investigation , its news release said . Noah , 6 , 19 other children and six adults were shot to death at the Newtown school on December 14 . The gunman , Adam Lanza , 20 , killed himself after the rampage .
Bronx woman posed as aunt of Sandy Hook victim , district attorney says . Nouel Alba , 37 , posted picture of Noah Pozner , 6 , solicited money , prosecutors say . Donors sent $ 500 to a bank account for his funeral , prosecutors say . Noah , 19 other kids and six adults were killed at Long Beach in Connecticut .