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Child Support Enforcement Agencies Need More Transparency and Accountability

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:35:45 -0500

Entrusting government officials to do the right thing nowadays, just doesn't seem very logical. As government growth continues to advance, citizen oversight seems to diminish in many key areas. Indystar.Com reported online that forgery charges were filed against ex-state worker (Indystar.Com; Forgery Charges Filed Against Ex-State Worker; Feb 10, 2010; Orig.) involving more theft of child support refunds.

Marion County prosecutors have filed forgery charges against a former state worker in connection with stolen child-support refunds.

James Lewis Parker, 47, was charged Monday with two counts of forgery as a Class C felony. Each charge carries a potential penalty of two to eight years in prison.

The various child support enforcement agencies need more transparency and accountability to ensure proper handling of significant portions of our nation's economy. As child support debt, orders, and associations expand exponentially, the crimes associated with these agencies increases as well.

Over the past several years we have noticed a climate ripe for embezzlement, identity theft, invasion of privacy, and more. Just this past year the Federal government removed some protections to the taxpayer to stop the continuous growth of these agencies. The reversal of the tax payer protection policy that was originally implemented under the Budget Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, paves the way for more disastrous consequences for taxpayers.

Just in June 2008, Delaware Child Support Program Employees were caught stealing from taxpayers and the children. Just over a year ago, we demonstrated how Theft was Running Rampid in State Child Support Programs. The widespread lack of accountability in these programs continues, without sufficiently limiting access to private data and ensuring digital fingerprints are placed on all data in the various systems nationwide, there will continue to be fraud on the taxpayers and the participants of Child Support Enforcement programs.

The Child Support Enforcement program continues to be plagued over the past several years of documented fraud, identity theft, embezzlement, bribery schemes, and more. Just take a
look at the snapshot below, and know that this is hardly a comprehensive look at the problems that exist throughout the nation with this "free for all welfare program."

Fort Bend Woman Guilty in Child Support Fraud Ring ~ "Fort Bend County jury has found 42-year-old Debra Hodge guilty of engaging in
organized criminal activity for her part in bilking over $40,000 in fraudulent child support from the Texas Attorney General's Office."

Child Support Worker Arrested in Bribery Scheme ~ "ORLANDO, Fla. -- A former employee of the Department of Revenue's Child Support Enforcement program was arrested Thursday on bribery charges." (Local6.Com "Child Support Worker
Arrested In Bribery Scheme" March 8, 2007)

Title IV-D Employee Embezzles Quarter of Million in Child Support Enforcement Money ~ "A Natomas woman stands accused of bilking the state Department of Child Support Services of more than $250,000, turning her procurement job into a means of buying a Lexus, hot tub and
big-screen television, among other things."

The Weekly Standard Indicts CSE Title IV-D Welfare Program ~ "There is mounting evidence that the system now encourages marital breakup and exacerbates fatherlessness by creating a winner-take-all game, where the losing parent--commonly a father wanting to save the marriage--is unfairly penalized by the loss of his children and by a federally enforced child support obligation."

Federal Child Support Enforcement Program Makes Little "Cents" to the Taxpayer ~ "So the man, named Michael Eugene Lamb, is going into prison at the age of 49, sitting there on a federal conviction, and coming out sometime when he is almost 51 years old. The federal system will charge the taxpayers for his 1.5 year confinement at a cost between $30,000.00 to $50,000.00 depending on the facility and not including any health issues of the confined."

Child Support Clerk Charged With Embezzlement: More Government Corruption ~ "Another County employee, this one in Lauderdale County, has been indicted by a grand jury on felony embezzlement charges for allegedly stealing more than $216,000.00 of program money, paid for by taxpayers, by writing unauthorized checks to herself from January 2002 through April of 2007. This employee was released on a $10,000.00 bond, which no doubt was probably a drop in the bucket considering she has already
been sitting on the $216,000.00 plus her lush salary.

Two Main Media Outlets Reprot More Thieving Title IV-D/CSE Employees ~ "Two separate reports have come out about a Maine Child Support Enforcement Worker (Title IV-D Employee) that has been stealing money orders from children the agency touts to protect. This most recent employee, who is now on administrative leave pending investigation, was reported as intercepting money orders and depositing them in her personal bank account."

Mounting Accountability Problems With Child Support Programs: Data Stolen ~ "Yuba County scrambled this week to contact 70,000 people whose names and personal information were on a laptop computer stolen from the new Child Support Services office in Linda. County officials said the stolen laptop contained Social Security numbers, birth dates, driver’s license numbers and other private information on 70,000 people+."

Identity
Theft: Opt Out of Family Court Services Before it Happens to YOU! ~ "...customers in at least three states have already experienced serious breaches in their personal information, including social security numbers being compromised and potentially handed over to hackers that might want to steal identities in the last few months
alone."

Implementing more data safeguards, limiting the size and scope of the the Federal and State Child Support Enforcement programs, tightening controls on confidential records, and more needs to be done to protect the taxpayer. We need to reign in the program and make sure it serves the purpose of real needy families rather than as a data harvesting tool for the federal and state governments on nearly every divorcing couple in the United States.

Lary Holland is Host and Producer of the popular online talk show, "Get Your Justice Live" with current content from Legislators, Decision-Makers, Professionals, and parents on government accountability, necessary judicial reforms, and more. Get Your Justice Live broadcasts live every Wednesday and Sunday Night at 8PM EST. Visit the website for more information.

State of Florida Failing to Distribute Child Support Payments: Holding 28 Million.

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:54:37 -0400

A recent newspaper article caught my attention coming out of Florida. $28M in Child Support Payments Go Untouched in Florida (AVVO.COM April 20, 2009) claimed that "According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, the state of Florida is holding onto $28 million in child support payments because it can't figure out which parents should receive the money."

The part that gets interesting is that more than $5 million of the money has been sitting there for five years or more. When I read that, I decided to look further into the State's laws pertaining to "unclaimed funds" and what the state does to regarding "proceedings to recover escheated property." The laws in Florida are stated under Chapter 716 of the Florida Code, entitled "Escheats."

Basically the State of Florida is going to be able to make at least $5,000,000.00 for being inept at distributing child support. The appropriate law dealing with Escheat (transfer to the state budget) is 716.02 and states:

716.02 Escheat of funds in the possession of federal agencies.--All property within the provisions of subsections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), are declared to have escheated, or to escheat, including all principal and interest accruing thereon, and to have become the property of the state.

(1)  All money or other property which has remained in, or has been deposited in the custody of, or under the control of, any court of the United States, in and for any district within this state, or which has been deposited with and is in the custody of any depository, registry, clerk or other officer of such court, or the United States treasury, which money or other property the rightful owner or owners thereof, either:

(a)  Has been unknown for a period of 5 or more consecutive years; or,

(b)  Has died, without having disposed thereof, and without having left heirs, next of kin or distributees, or

(c)  Has made no demand for such money or other property for 5 years;
are declared to have escheated, or to escheat, together with all interest accrued thereon, and to have become the property of the state.

So if someone is unable to bring the proper action under 716.07 of the Florida Code within 5 years, their claim will be forever barred and the money will become the property of the state, rather than the property of the children or returned back to whoever it was originally taken from.

716.07(1) Recovery of escheated property by claimant. Any person who claims any property, funds, or money delivered to the Treasurer or Chief Financial Officer under this chapter, shall, within 5 years from the date of receipt of such property, funds, or money, file a verified claim with the Chief Financial Officer, setting forth the facts upon which such party claims to be entitled to recover such money or property. All claims made for recovery of property, funds, or money, not filed within 5 years from the date that such property, funds, or money is received by the Chief Financial Officer, shall be forever barred, and the Chief Financial Officer shall be without power to consider or determine any claims so made by any claimant after 5 years from the date that the property, funds, or money was received by the Chief Financial Officer.

The original article didn't raise any of the points about the state being able reward itself for getting away with failure to distribute money that it collected from one parent in the State's Title IV-D program. One has to ask the question on why the money is not returned to the person that paid in at the end of the 5-year period and why the State gets to tack on fees, keep the money, and otherwise benefit from doing a poor job.

Delaware Child Support Program: Employees Stealing From Taxpayers and Children?

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:24:21 -0400

In January 2008 we brought you the story, Delaware (State) Residents Calling for Child Support Reforms, and in March 2008 we brought you the story Theft Running Rampid in State Child Support Programs.
What we are bringing you today is nothing new, but needs to be said
while the Child Support Enforcement Industry tries to cover up the
widespread lack of accountability in their programs. The Child Support
Enforcement Program nationwide is plagued with theft, embezzlement, and
fraud and Congress doesn't seem to be doing anything about it yet. In Delaware County, not the State of Delaware, we have a current story that was published in the May 31, 2008 Edition of New York's "The Daily Star." Original Link.

A Trout Creek woman who allegedly stole $52,623 from the Delaware
County Department of Social Services Child Support Unit was fired from
her position in January, DSS Commissioner William Moon said Friday.

The story doesn't end with this Trout Creek woman stealing the money. Who is going to pay back the children and the taxpayers? Inadequate supervision is what we have been saying all the long. Again, what is Congress doing to tie up the State's lack of professionalism in operating programs where they claim to be helping needy families, while stealing the money out from underneath them. This particular investigation took over 4 years to detect the outright theft.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released an audit Friday
indicating that the Delaware County Child Support Collection Unit lost
$52,623 from 2003 to 2007.

The audit, requested by Northrup, also found that there was
inadequate supervision of personnel responsible for collecting and
depositing child support funds.

Taxpayers are currently footing the bill, largely for their
government to collect and process child support payments for middle and
upper class families. Actual needy families appear to be the minority
of collections through the Federal Title IV-D program.

Overview of Title IV-D Services: Click Here

How Federal Funding Drives Judicial Discretion... Click Here

Requesting Change: It's a Matter of Administration and Legislation: Click Here

The Weekly Standard Indicts CSE Title IV-D Welfare Program: Click Here

Will Democrats Actually Reduce Our Deficit? Click Here

Following the Title IV-D Money Machine. Click Here.

Again, we need Congress to install more accountability into the Title IV-D program or add eligibility requirements to shrink down the size of these programs so that State Directors can better control their own employees. Don't be fooled by the best interest joke, that involves high paid government officials lining their own pockets at the expense of family and parent/child relationships.

It is time to reign in free for all welfare programs like the Title IV-D program so that taxpayers are not footing the bill for state mandated collection activities for the rich feuding family members.

Child Support Programs Lack Accountability Nationwide (Title IV-D Fails Needy)

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:53:48 -0400

You might remember the article that I wrote titled "When Stealing From Children Isn't Enough" and if you don't you should probably take the time to read it. Because now we are back to the same issue again, and as you can tell its not the first and certainly won't be the last. Child support programs lack accountability nationwide.

Another occurrence of government officials stealing both from the taxpayers nationwide and children was documented by the LufkinDailyNews.Com website on April 3, 2008. In fact District Clerk Donna Phillips has all but been convicted of "allegedly" taking $15,758.16 from child support accounts.

NACOGDOCHES — Nacogdoches
District Clerk Donna Phillips has been arrested and charged with theft
by a public servant, a third-degree felony. She was arraigned Thursday
morning by Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Dorothy Tigner-Thompson, who
set her bond at $8,500. She was immediately released after bonding out
of jail.

She also resigned Thursday, sending a letter to County Judge Joe English, in which she apologized for her "wrongdoings."

According to the arrest affidavit filed in Thompson's court,
Phillips is accused of taking $15,758.16 during 2007 from the child
support account she oversees.

Not too mention, on April 1, 2008 it wasn't a laughing matter for Cynthia Woodard who had to plead guilty to multiple charges resulting from her and her fiance' stealing $10,660.00 or more dollars from taxpayers and children. The Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon reports:

A former Oregon Department of Justice
employee accused of stealing unclaimed child-support payments from the
state pleaded guilty to all charges in Marion County court Monday.
Keizer
resident Cynthia Diane Woodard, 50, pleaded guilty to two counts of
first-degree theft, two counts of identity theft and one count of
misdemeanor official misconduct.
Woodard received a 120-day jail sentence and five years of probation from Circuit Judge Jamese Rhoades.
Between
April and June of last year, Woodard and her then-fiancé, Glenn Edward
Huiett, stole about $10,660 in child-support payments intended for two
recipients, a Eugene woman and a Salem woman, Marion County Deputy
District Attorney Don Abar said.

Phillips isn't the first of the clerks to be caught or suspected of embezzling money from children and taxpayers. In fact, just last year I reported in Child Support Clerk Charged With Embezzlement: More Government Corruption

Another County employee, this one in Lauderdale County, has been
indicted by a grand jury on felony embezzlement charges for allegedly
stealing more than $216,000.00 of program money, paid for by taxpayers,
by writing unauthorized checks to herself from January 2002 through
April of 2007. This employee was released on a $10,000.00 bond, which
no doubt was probably a drop in the bucket considering she has already
been sitting on the $216,000.00 plus her lush salary.

Another critical story which cost taxpayers and children that was reported on this blog is Title IV-D Employee Embezzles Quarter of Million in Child Support Enforcement Money:

That's right folks. A California Department of Child Support Services
employee bilked the State Department of Child Support Services of more
than $250,000.00!!! This is just another example of how the current
Title IV-D program is abused by the various States that are voluntarily
participating in the program. The state police have indicated that
there are more than $300,000.00 worth of goods that the employee has in
her possession that were purchased with at least one government credit
card.

We also have bribery and extortion schemes going on which is lining greedy child support enforcement workers' pockets as well, demonstrating further that the child support program just continues to grow and lacks any real accountability as can be seen in the article Child Support Worker Arrested in Bribery Scheme:

According to Local6.Com another Child Support Worker was arrested, this
time in Florida for bribing individuals that were involved with child
support cases.

In the many States, Child Support Workers are funded directly through Title IV
Part D of the Social Security Act if the State programs voluntarily
comply with federal mandates on how to operate. In the beginning a
program to help needy families, it has now turned into a free for all
welfare spending program where the States focus on revenue generation
instead of helping actual needy families. For every dollar spent by the local agency, two more dollars come into the state as a result of the expenditure. This leads to very poor management of the progam and a significant forced over-participation which is costing taxpayers nationwide.

It's time to reign in free for all welfare spending where over 45% of
the participants in the Title IV-D welfare program are middle to
upper-class families that should be paying for their own disputes not
feuding on tax payer money. Shrink back the program for its intended
beneficiaries and shave off nearly 30,000 government employees
nationwide to help control taxpayer waste, fraud, and government
sponsored criminal activity.

For more information about the Title IV-D Program and It's Lack of Accountability:

Overview of Title IV-D Services: Click Here
How Federal Funding Drives Judicial Discretion... Click Here
Requesting Change: It's a Matter of Administration and Legislation: Click Here
The Weekly Standard Indicts CSE Title IV-D Welfare Program: Click Here
Will Democrats Actually Reduce Our Deficit? Click Here
Following the Title IV-D Money Machine. Click Here.

State of Montana Child Support Enforcement Agency Bilking The Taxpayers

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:32:31 -0400

Taxpayers again should be asking for the resignation of more government employees in an effort to save the State of Montana and Federal Taxpayers millions. Why? Because of the simple fact that around a dozen blogs and media outlet services that I reviewed over the past few days are discussing the fact that Montana DHS employees within the Child Support Enforcement Office are complaining that their brand new computers didn't have the same games on them as other departments. First the government creates entitlement programs that people should not receive in the first place, like the child support enforcement program that has severe overparticipation in it, but then the government employees themselves would rather sit around and play games and bilk the federal, state, and local taxpayers out of millions believing they too are entitled to something for free from the taxpayers. Even if these 3000 employees played one of the games for just one hour per week that is 3000 HOURS times their hourly wage that is lost on the taxpayer dime each week!

For those of you not aware, for every dollar that the State of Montana puts out in guise of "Child Support Enforcement and Paternity Establishment" they receive two more federal dollars. Naturally that means the state of Montana likely has 66% more money than it knows what to do with and likely has 66% too many employees if they think they can sit around and play solitaire and minesweep all day long. Their actions also may violate federal law and should be investigated for misappropriation of Title IV-D monies under both the Grants and Incentive payment programs. (Title IV-D of the Social Security Act)

Just a Sample of the Titles of Articles Talking About Montana's Oversized Government Bureaucracy:

Games on state computers stirs flap
By CHARLES S. JOHNSON of the Missoulian State Bureau
Montana's Government Employees Complain Over Lack of Games
Computer policies — Game over State official's decision on computer games should serve as an example for all The Capital-Journal Editorial Board
Montana Public Health Department Loses Games
Andy Chalk posted on 31 Mar 2008 1:31 pm
No time for solitaire in Montana By
Times Wires Published Monday, March 31, 2008 10:10 PM

In 2006, according to the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement Preliminary Report, Montana blew $13,817,422₁in administrative expenditures of federal and state tax money for their fledgling child support and paternity establishment program. This should be a definite wake-up call to Montana residents and any taxpayer that these government programs are really free-for-all welfare programs designed to benefit bureaucratic growth. When you hear the "best interests of the child" understand that you are being lied to.

_1. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/pubs/2007/preliminary_report/table_7.html

Theft Running Rampid in State Child Support Programs

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:00:41 -0500

I have been following a fair number of reports where individuals are being caught embezzling from the tax payers, committing fraudulent transfers, and identity theft through the various State Child Support Programs. The programs have grown so quickly that there is insufficient oversight to ensure that the programs help those who have need. Instead the programs are bloated with over-participation and lack of oversight.

The Keizertimes is a publication for the Keizer community, and focuses on Keizer-specific news and events. Recently it reported Former DOJ employee charged with ID theft. It wasn't just identity theft though, it was actual theft from the tax payers and children as well. There has been a tremendous amount of liability associated with identity theft from the State operated and Federally funded child support enforcement programs.

Original Story Published 2-29-08: http://www.keizertimes.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=9130

A theft investigation spanning nearly six months culminated in the arrest of two Keizer residents on Friday, Feb. 22.

The lack of oversight involved in the State Child Support Programs are definitely causing more harm than good when it comes to the potential for identity theft, fraud, and embezzlement.

The state sends out child support payments on a ReliaCard debit system. The investigation began when a woman receiving child support payments said more than $7,000 in child support payments were missing from her account. The victim's card had been mailed to a vacant address in Keizer and had been used to withdraw funds from Salem and Keizer-area automated teller machines.

Don't forget the article Identity Theft: Opt Out Of Family Court Services!

More fraud and embezzlement below!

Fort Bend Woman Guilty in Child Support Fraud Ring

If it isn't the actual child support enforcement officers stealing from the taxpayers, then its more greedy participants aiming to defraud taxpayers, parents, and children of green. The Title IV-D program is
plagued with over participation, fraud, and misrepresentation to the public that money is destined for children, but in reality the money goes into everyone else's pockets but the children's. The Katy Times, serving Katy, Tx and the surrounding suburban communities released the story on June 1, 2007 about a Fort Bend, Indiana Woman being found guilty in another Child Support Fraud Scheme. (Katy Times,
"Fort Bend Woman Guilty in Child Support Fraud Ring," June 1, 2007)

Child Support Worker Arrested In Bribery Scheme http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/329-Child-Support-Worker-Arrested-in-Bribery-Scheme.html
Title IV-D Employee Embezzles Quarter of Million in Child Support Money http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/311-Title-IV-D-Employee-Embezzles-Quarter-of-Million-in-Child-Support-Enforcement-Money.html

SeattlePI.Com: State Worker Accused of Taking Child Support Money

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:38:54 -0500

State worker accused of taking child support money

The SeattlePI.Com website on November 16, 2007 reported yet another state worker taking child support money from children and families.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A state employee in Olympia who handled child support payments has been accused of taking $24,000 and spending the money at casinos.

As more audits begin to be conducted on the many unaccountable child support agencies across the nation, there is a high probability that more and more fraud will likely be exposed just like the above story. The child support programs across the nation are currently charged with handling billions of dollars on behalf of parents and families with very little accountable oversight.

Child Support Clerk Charged With Embezzlement: More Government Corruption

Two Maine Media Outlets Report More Thieving Title IV-D/CSE Employees: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/367-Two-Maine-Media-Outlets-Report-More-Thieving-Title-IV-DCSE-Employees.html

Fort Bend Woman Guilty in Child Support Ring: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/366-Fort-Bend-Woman-Guilty-in-Child-Support-Fraud-Ring.html

Child Support Worker Arrested In Bribery Scheme: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/329-Child-Support-Worker-Arrested-in-Bribery-Scheme.html

Title IV-D Employee Embezzles Quarter of Million in Child Support Money: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/311-Title-IV-D-Employee-Embezzles-Quarter-of-Million-in-Child-Support-Enforcement-Money.html

It's definitely time to cut down this oversized government child support collection service bureaucracy and restore some safety controls to prevent it from stealing from parents, children, and the nation's taxpayers. It's time to shrink this agency back to only providing services to actual needy families, instead of forcing collections from middle and upper-income families at taxpayer expense.

More Confidential Data Has Been Stolen: Child Support Program in Crisis

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:57:08 -0400

If a government agency cannot even protect your data...why would you think they could protect or decide in matters that are best for your children. Children need both parents to look over their children, not incompetent government bodies that benefit from tearing apart homes.

I have written quite a few pieces on Identity Theft and issues relating to data-mining/harvesting conducted by government and commercial agencies for the Child Support Enforcement Program. The Child Support Program is clearly in crisis. Participants of family court services and friend of the court services are at risk of their identities being stolen by voluntarily participating with these wasteful programs.

FOIA REQUEST to State of Michigan Department of Human Services: HERE

UPDATE ON FOIA REQUEST: HERE

ACTUAL FOIA REQUEST: HERE

The above requests are directed to the Michigan Department of Human Services the Financial Data Match program required for the states to receive voluntary grant and incentive monies from the federal government.

Here are some great examples of what can happen with citizens' information that is in the hands of incompetent state agencies:

Child Support Paperwork Glitch Exposes Private Information of over 10,000 Citizens: HERE
Mounting Accountability Problems With Child Support Programs: HERE
Identity Theft:: Opt Out of Family Court Services Before it Happens to YOU!: HERE
Privatization, Identity Theft, and Crony Capitalism" http://www.unbossed.com/index.php?itemid=1186
Hacker Breaks Into Nebraska Child-Support Database" FoxNews.Com, June 29, 2006
Vermont Computer Hacked: 70,000 users at risk" Lock Down Your Identity January 30, 2007
California Faxes 1170 Citizen's Private Information to Wrong Place: Press Release: California DCSS January 30, 2007

One blatantly apparent problem with Michigan's Financial Data Match program is that banks could potentially share citizen's information without their knowledge and without them having any open family court cases. This give the opportunity to the requesting agency to sift through the information of anyone's accounts that is greater than $500.00 as a potential match to an open family court case. The problem also is when a wrong match is made and money is taken from an individual that there is no recourse because the state has granted immunity from liability in these actions.

Do you want your personal information shared with government agencies that don't have adequate safeguards, violate federal privacy regulations, and laptops containing confidential information about you floating loosely around all over the place? Do you want to have to rebuild your credit from scratch because of mistakes made by incompetent government agencies that are sharing information back and forth?

You should opt-out of Family Court Services and/or Friend of the Court services as soon as possible and BEFORE identity theft happens to you! Here's how!

Additional Criminal Activities that may already be occuring with your private information:

Child Support Clerk Charged With Embezzlement: More Government Corruption: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/402-Child-Support-Clerk-Charged-With-Embezzlement-More-Government-Corruption.html

Two Maine Media Outlets Report More Thieving Title IV-D/CSE Employees: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/367-Two-Maine-Media-Outlets-Report-More-Thieving-Title-IV-DCSE-Employees.html

Fort Bend Woman Guilty in Child Support Ring: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/366-Fort-Bend-Woman-Guilty-in-Child-Support-Fraud-Ring.html

Child Support Worker Arrested In Bribery Scheme: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/329-Child-Support-Worker-Arrested-in-Bribery-Scheme.html

It's
definitely time to reign in free for all welfare spending programs like Title IV-D (Child Support Enforcement Programs) to slim down an over sized government bureaucracy and restore some safety controls to
prevent it from stealing from parents, children, and the nation's
taxpayers. It's time to shrink this agency back to only providing
services to actual needy families, instead of forcing collections from
middle and upper-income families at taxpayer expense and exposing millions to potential identity theft.

Child Support Clerk Charged With Embezzlement: More Government Corruption

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:50:06 -0400

The place is Meridian, Mississippi and the alleged crime is EMBEZZLEMENT. I have been covering stories surrounding the leeches that have been involved in the free for all welfare program, created under the guise of "child support enforcement," known as the Title IV-D Program. The program is already stealing from taxpayers by forcing the inclusion of the middle-class and upper-class families in to the program but now there is definitely an upward trend associated with theft from the program itself by the County cooperative contract employees demonstrating a need for citizen oversight. We cannot entrust these employees to manage money, let alone make recommendations to what is best for our children.

Another County employee, this one in Lauderdale County, has been indicted by a grand jury on felony embezzlement charges for allegedly stealing more than $216,000.00 of program money, paid for by taxpayers, by writing unauthorized checks to herself from January 2002 through April of 2007. This employee was released on a $10,000.00 bond, which no doubt was probably a drop in the bucket considering she has already been sitting on the $216,000.00 plus her lush salary.

Just last month we shared with you several other thefts, forgeries, and frauds that are overshadowing the agency that focuses on services to the greedy instead of services to the needy. Agencies across the nation are focusing collection efforts on middle and upper-class families and drowning out the voice of the needy, while apparently stealing some for themselves too. (http://www.nationwideblueprint.com)

Two Maine Media Outlets Report More Thieving Title IV-D/CSE Employees: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/367-Two-Maine-Media-Outlets-Report-More-Thieving-Title-IV-DCSE-Employees.html

Fort Bend Woman Guilty in Child Support Ring: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/366-Fort-Bend-Woman-Guilty-in-Child-Support-Fraud-Ring.html

Child Support Worker Arrested In Bribery Scheme: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/329-Child-Support-Worker-Arrested-in-Bribery-Scheme.html

Two Maine Media Outlets Report More Thieving Title IV-D/CSE Employees

laryholland@sbcglobal.net (Lary Holland) — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:16:26 -0400

Two separate reports have come out about a Maine Child Support Enforcement Worker (Title IV-D Employee) that has been stealing money orders from children the agency touts to protect. This most recent employee, who is now on administrative leave pending investigation, was reported as intercepting money orders and depositing them in her personal bank account.

"Rockland police charged Jill Cunningham, 34, of Fairfield with felony theft and aggravated forgery for stealing the child support payments, according to Deputy Police Chief Wally Tower." (See: http://knox.villagesoup.com/Government/story.cfm?StoryID=93937 June 4, 2007 and http://www.wcsh6.com/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=62398 June 4, 2007)

Just last week we shared with you several other thefts, forgeries, and frauds that are overshadowing the agency that focuses on services to the greedy instead of services to the needy. Agencies across the nation are focusing collection efforts on middle and upper-class families and drowning out the voice of the needy, while apparently stealing some for themselves too. (http://www.nationwideblueprint.com)

Fort Bend Woman Guilty in Child Support Ring: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/366-Fort-Bend-Woman-Guilty-in-Child-Support-Fraud-Ring.html

Child Support Worker Arrested In Bribery Scheme: http://www.laryholland.com/serendipity/archives/329-Child-Support-Worker-Arrested-in-Bribery-Scheme.html

Village Soup Story:

State employee charged with stealing child support payments

By Kristin Saunders
VillageSoup/Knox County Times Reporter

ROCKLAND (June 4): A Maine Department of Health and Human Services employee was charged with theft and forgery on Friday for stealing child support payments.

Rockland police charged Jill Cunningham, 34, of Fairfield with felony theft and aggravated forgery for stealing the child support payments, according to Deputy Police Chief Wally Tower.

Cunningham served as a DHHS support enforcement staff member, according to Tower. The DHHS thefts were reported out of the department's Rockland office on Camden Street when $2,500 in child support payments were deposited into an employee's personal account.

The investigation was conducted by Rockland Police Detective Russell Thompson.

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