US mother used children in scam

A US woman has pleaded guilty to fraud charges after coaching her children to feign learning difficulties in order to obtain state benefits. The federal court heard that Rosie Costello, 46, of Vancouver, Washington state, collected more than $280,000 (£143,000) in benefits over 20 years. She began the coaching when her daughter was four and her son eight.

Her son has also pleaded guilty. Both will be sentenced in May. Prosecutors are still looking for her daughter.

Ms Costello faces up to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the government and up to five years for social security fraud.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6401327.stm

Well, another fraudelent mother using her children for financial gain… this time against the US government. Not that shocked, though. But do you see the double standards here… the government doesn’t like to be decieved does it. But is knowingly lets thousands of woman go unpunished for defrauding duped dads with paternity fraud. I guess that’s okay.