Michigan, child abuse and welfare fraud

Pontiac mother accused of abandoning her 3 children for years charged with welfare fraud
Kelli Bryant, 34, has been charged with three counts of welfare fraud. Bryant is already facing three counts of first-degree child abuse.
Michigan mother accused of abandoning children now charged with welfare fraud
Kelli Bryant, 34, is accused of collecting $29,397 from January 2022 through February 2025 in support payments by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services while the children were
Michigan mom who allegedly abandoned her children was collecting thousands in welfare, prosecutor says
The prosecutor claims that between January 2022 and February 2025, Kelli Bryant collected $29,397 in welfare while her children lived in squalor.
Prosecutor: Pontiac mom in squalor case stole welfare aid meant for her kids
The Pontiac mother accused of abandoning her kids and forcing them to live alone in squalor is now also facing three counts of welfare fraud — one count for each child who authorities say lived ...
Pontiac mom accused of abandoning kids in squalor faces more charges
A Pontiac mother accused of abandoning her kids in squalor for years faces more charges, officials said Tuesday. Kelli Bryant, 34, is now charged with three counts of welfare fraud, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced Tuesday.
Pontiac mom allegedly collected $29K in welfare while kids were abandoned in trash, feces-filled home
Kelli Bryant is accused of collecting payments from January 2022 through February 2025 while her kids lived alone in a Pontiac townhouse.
Mother accused of abandoning kids for years facing new charges
Kelli Bryant is facing charges of welfare fraud, in addition to the counts of child abuse for allegedly abandoning her kids in a filthy home.
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Former Paw Paw secretary charged with embezzling $27K in wire fraud scheme
A former Paw Paw Public Schools employee arrested for allegedly stealing $27,000 from Child Care Resources is now facing ...
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Woman arrested for wire fraud after allegedly stealing $27K from Child Care Resources
A woman has been arrested for wire fraud after allegedly stealing funds for personal use. In November of 2024, the Portage ...
Former Colombian priest, child molester sentenced for passport fraud and stripped of US citizenship
A former Colombian priest convicted of child molestation has been ordered deported back to his country and stripped of his U.S. citizenship.
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Conservative analyst says Minnesota government fraud might exceed $600M
Glahn pointed to the recent $250 million dollar child nutrition fraud case involving the non-profit Feeding Our Future, where ...
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Woman who worked for Michigan school district arrested for wire fraud
PAW PAW, MI — A woman who worked for Paw Paw Schools has been arrested for allegedly using stolen account information to pay ...
DOGE is searching through Social Security payments looking for fraud
DOGE is sifting through Social Security payments in an anti-fraud effort that has some worried the administration could deny payments to vulnerable older Americans.