Prison Time for Woman Making Kids Act Mentally Retarded


	Prison Time for Woman Making Kids Act Mentally Retarded

alanocu

5-24-2007 4:48 PM

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offbeat, washington, retardation, social security

alanocu says:

taking in over $280,000 in benefits

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  Rosie M. Costello, 46, was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for taking 
  more than $280,000 in state and federal benefits over a 20-year-period on behalf 
  of son, Pete, and daughter, Marie, The Columbian, a Clark County, Wash., reported.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kmtr.com/entertainment/weirdnews/story.aspx?content_id=833840a8-66fb-47fa-9698-47e3f3c8a525">Costello was accused of forcing the pair to feign mental retardation for doctors 
  and Social Security administrators from the time her son was 8 and her daughter 
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