Tabloid superstar Nadya Suleman faces welfare fraud charges for a fourth time, after making $30,000 in unreported income.
Suleman, whose claim to fame includes birthing octuplets in January 2009 which increased the size of her brood to 14, unjustly received government aid, totaling $10,000 in MediCal benefits and food stamps. After pleading not guilty to her first three welfare fraud charges, Suleman will face a judge for arraignment on March 11 for unreported income. The state is seeking $26,000 in restitution.
Suleman faces up to six years and four months in prison if convicted, the prosecutor said. “She’s got 14 children. We’ll try and work out a deal for her,” reported Deputy District Attorney William Clark after she pleaded not guilty to the original charges.