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Misdemeanor welfare misrepresentation case dismissed against “Octomom”

by City News Service • July 12, 2017

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner dismissed the case Tuesday against “Octomom” Nadya Suleman, who pleaded no contest about three years ago to misrepresentation on a welfare application she filed  in Lancaster in 2013.

Suleman, who turned 42 Tuesday, was ordered in July 2014 to complete 200 hours of community service and serve two years on probation. Her probation was later extended by a year to give her additional time to complete the community service hours.

“Because of medical problems, we agreed with the court that we would forgive a few of the community service hours,” Deputy District Attorney William Clark said after the brief hearing.

The mother of 14, who already had six children when she gave birth to octuplets in 2009, did not appear before Commissioner H. Elizabeth Harris.

Suleman’s attorney, Arthur J. LaCilento, said he appreciated that his client was treated fairly by the court and the District Attorney’s Office.

“She has some challenges, but she’s working hard and she loves her children,” he said outside court.

Suleman filed for public assistance in Lancaster in January 2013, after a stint in rehab for anxiety and exhaustion depleted her savings, her representative said at the time.

Prosecutors said Suleman failed to report the extra income she earned through checks for personal appearances and residual from videos in the first six months of 2013.

Suleman — whose real name is Natalie Denise Suleman — made full restitution by the time of her plea, paying back more than $26,000 she had received, according to Clark.

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Lancaster

1 comment for "Misdemeanor welfare misrepresentation case dismissed against “Octomom”"

  1. Bob says

    July 17, 2017 at 5:08 am

    NUT CASE!

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