Nanny

LOS ANGELES -- The woman whose son accused Michael Jackson of child molestation was charged with welfare fraud yesterday in a complaint alleging she collected nearly $19,000 US while making false claims that she was indigent.

The five charges against the woman include four felony counts of "perjury by false application for aid" and one count of "aid by misrepresentation," a violation of the state welfare code.

Each perjury charge carries a potential sentence of two to four years in prison. The code violation carries a potential sentence of 16 months to three years.

Bail was recommended at $50,000 for the woman, who is scheduled to surrender to authorities Sept. 7.

At Jackson's trial, which ended in his acquittal, she invoked her Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and refused to testify about the welfare matter.

She has an unlisted telephone number and could not be reached yesterday.

The Associated Press is withholding her name to protect the identity of her son.


http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Calgar...85812-sun.html

Hmm... the woman sounds desperate for money.

ForeverInLoveWithJus

It sounds bad. She must have been in a bad situation to get herself into all this mess.

Technically it isnt Jacko's accuser in trouble

Nanny

Au Contraire, it was the mother who was behind the whole thing.

ForeverInLoveWithJus

I know what you mean and I am sure she was involved with it but I dont know why, I just feel sorry for her.

Duffyboy

Well she may not have won the coveted Golden Asshole award but for doing what she did to Jackson, she deserves jail anyway as expected!

Now that's cool!

ForeverInLoveWithJus

The mother of Michael Jackson's child molestation accuser has pleaded not guilty to welfare fraud and perjury charges.

The 37-year-old woman, accompanied by a defence attorney, entered her plea on Tuesday, one day earlier than scheduled, in a bid to avoid an expected crush of reporters.

Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner James Bianco released Janet Jackson with no bail requirement and ordered her to return for a status hearing on October 28.

Prosecutors say the woman formerly known as Janet Arvizo, whose son Gavin Arvizo was the focal point of Jackson's recent trial, defrauded the welfare system of some $18,000 (€14,472). She could face more than five years in prison if convicted.