Michigan, child abuse and welfare fraud

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.
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
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.
Prosecutor: Pontiac mom in squalor case stole welfare aid meant for her kids
Prosecutor says while three children lived alone in squalor in Pontiac, their mom, Kelli Bryant, was pocketing their government benefits.
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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Court to reassess $250M bond for Michigan woman accused of abandoning her kids in squalor
PONTIAC, MI -- Kelli Bryant, the woman accused of abandoning her three children for nearly five years appeared in court ...
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Pontiac mother charged with leaving kids in squalor, bond set at $250M
PONTIAC, Mich — A judge set a $250 million bond Thursday for a Michigan woman who is accused of leaving three children alone for years in a house where conditions were so offensive that police ...
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Michigan children found living in 'absolute squalor' after mother abandons them for years
Three children were found living alone in "absolute squalor" in a Pontiac, Michigan, rental home after their mother abandoned them years ago, authorities said. The 34-year-old mother was arrested ...
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Pontiac child abandonment case leads to proposed changes to Michigan school code
Authorities say a gap in the school code allowed the children to miss school for years without detection. Lawmakers want to ...
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Michigan high school basketball final scores from Thursday, March 13
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