(CelebNMusic247-News) Octomom Pleads NOT Guilty
Today (Jan 17) ”Octomom” Nadya Suleman pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of failing to report $30,000 that authorities.
Nadya apparently was earning money during the time she received help when she applied for public assistance benefits.
Here is the drop:
The 38-year-old single mother of 14 children was released on her own recognizance after arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court on three counts of welfare fraud.
She was ordered to report to the county’s early disposition court on Feb. 3, where Deputy District Attorney Bill Clark said authorities will try to resolve the case without a trial.
“If she can pay the money back, that makes a big difference,” he said.
Suleman, dressed in a dark blue pantsuit, her hair piled up in a bun, appeared before Judge Roberto Longoria for only a couple of minutes. She spoke just one word, a barely audible, “Yes,” when the judge asked if she understood she was waiving her right to a preliminary hearing.
Immediately afterward Suleman, her attorney Arthur J. La Cilento and two other people quickly left the courtroom, escorted down a hallway by bailiffs who kept them from reporters.
Authorities say Suleman failed to disclose residuals from videos and money she was paid for personal appearances when she applied for welfare last year.
She is being charged with misrepresentation and two counts of perjury by false application. If convicted, Octomom faces nearly 5 years of prison, but here’s the way it usually works. If she pays what she owes, prosecutors will probably reduce the charge to a misdemeanor and judges usually don’t send first time offenders to jail — they get probation and community service.
Octo was receiving food stamps and other assistance because she stupidly had 14 kids.
Octomom was earning money during the time in question: doing a porn video, posing topless for various publications, dancing in a Florida strip club and taking part in so-called celebrity boxing matches.
