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
Kelli Bryant, 34, is now charged with three counts of welfare fraud, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced Tuesday. Bryant was charged last month with three counts of first-degree child abuse. If convicted, she faces up to life in prison.
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.
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.
Mom in Pontiac abandonment case now facing more charges
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has charged 34-year-old Kelli Bryant with three counts of first-degree child abuse in the Pontiac abandonment case.
Additional Charges Filed Against Pontiac Woman Accused of Abandoning Children
Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald on Tuesday filed additional charges against the Pontiac woman accused of abandoning and neglecting her three
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.
Kelli Bryant Faces New Charges After Allegedly Abandoning Kids
Kelli Bryant has been charged with welfare fraud after she allegedly abandoned her young children at a house for years.
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Woman charged, 4 rescued from human trafficking ring at massage parlors in Oakland, Wayne counties
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'Effectively slavery.' Oakland County Prosecutor announces charges in human trafficking case
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has detailed charges in a human trafficking case involving massage parlors.
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Owner of 'illicit' Farmington Hills massage parlors charged for human trafficking
Prosecutor Karen McDonald and FHPD Chief John Piggott will be addressing the media regarding the case at 3 p.m.
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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 ...
Tricia Dare formally sworn in as Oakland County Circuit Court judge
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Oakland prosecutor blasts Jennifer Crumbley’s new lawyer over ‘smear campaign’
Prosecutor says Jennifer Crumbley's new lawyer should be sanctioned for asking her to be removed from the case.
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