'Octomom' Nadya Suleman charged with welfare fraud

Jan 14, 2014 - 03:42
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'Octomom' Nadya Suleman charged with welfare fraud
'Octomom' Nadya Suleman pictured in 2010. AFP Photo / Gabriel Bouys Source: News Limited

Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged Nadya Suleman - better known as 'Octomom' - with welfare fraud.

The district attoey's office said on Monday that Suleman failed to report nearly $30,000 in eaings while applying for public assistance last year.

The district attoey's office said that Suleman, whose real name is Natalie Denise Suleman, has not been arrested but has been ordered to appear in court on Friday.

A prosecution statement says she was charged on January 6 with one count of aid by misrepresentation and two counts of perjury by false application. If convicted, she faces up to five years and eight months in custody.

In addition to her octuplets, Suleman has six other children.

Efforts to reach Suleman for comment through recent associates were not immediately successful.

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