WV WV - Aliayah Lunsford, 3, Lewis Co., 24 Sep 2011 - # 8

[JenniferTx]

I wish Aliayah would be found. 3 year olds don't just vanish into thin air. Where on this earth are you Aliayah????

 

[MountainLover]

Isn't today the due date for LL's twins? Saturday will make six weeks since Aliayah's disappearance was reported and IIRC they said then that LL was six weeks or so from delivery.

 

[lynnb]

Isn't today the due date for LL's twins? Saturday will make six weeks since Aliayah's disappearance was reported and IIRC they said then that LL was six weeks or so from delivery.

it depends on which family member you ask...one says the beginning of the month....the other says Nov 20th

 

[marycarney]

Seems like EVERYTHING in this case depends on which family member you ask......sigh

 

[1&2&3]

This little girl Aliayah is the saddest, most pitiful, heartbroken child who at three hates the world. My heart broke the first time this picture was shown. I could not follow this story seeing her picture, knowing a new baby in January was born into the family, and the mother is pregnant with twins. Poor, poor children.

I stay aware of the news and know she is still missing. Do you think she was sold for drugs?

 

[Sharedspirit]

Lunsford Indicted for Federal Fraud Charges


Authorities said Lena Lunsford sold her Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program card for $50 cash on four separate occasions between Sept. 9 and Oct. 11 at stores including Walmart and Shop 'n Save.

Aliayah has been missing since Sept. 24.

 

[lynnb]

Copy of indictment
http://www.wboy.com/wboyUploads/SKMBT_C45111110117270.pdf

 

[CJMAJORGIRL24]

Lunsford Indicted for Federal Fraud Charges


Authorities said Lena Lunsford sold her Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program card for $50 cash on four separate occasions between Sept. 9 and Oct. 11 at stores including Walmart and Shop 'n Save.

Aliayah has been missing since Sept. 24.

Best news I have heard in weeks. First, no mention of RL. Interesting. Secondly, Im not sure about the conspiracy charge, but on the FIVE charges of selling her snap benefits -its 5 years in prison and I believe a 100,000 fine.
The government will also seek to take everything she owns. WTG LL. Now, is the time for you to RUN, not walk to Clarksburg and tell them exactly what you know about little Aliayah's vanishing. Shame on YOU for taking the FOOD from you babies mouths for cash.

 

[lynnb]

Wow! She didn't just do this one time but 5 times! three times after Aliayah went missing and twice before.

Plus the affidavit says she receives SNAP for herself and 5 children....what happened to hubby? She didn't report him as living there? Wouldn't that be welfare fraud?

 

[Sharedspirit]

So they had been watching her for the food stamp fraud before Aliayah went missing. I'm going to say that once she has those babies, there will be a drug charge added on. RL was working, they get food stamps and probably a medicaid card. Why sell the food stamps?

Do we know how long RL had the job at the resort?

 

[Knox]

Was just going to post, thanks Lynnb.

Six Counts levied against Lena. Interesting, the transactions are from September 9th to October 15th. I'll wager she was selling benefits prior to this period of time. Security video's must have been reviewed and another person was seen on camera using her card?

No matter what the value was she only collected $50 each time? I'm piqued by this, because the value of the items purchased, saves the buyer from spending his/her own cash. Why the deep discount? Why not $ for $?

 

[CJMAJORGIRL24]

Lunsford Indicted for Federal Fraud Charges


Authorities said Lena Lunsford sold her Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program card for $50 cash on four separate occasions between Sept. 9 and Oct. 11 at stores including Walmart and Shop 'n Save.

Aliayah has been missing since Sept. 24.

I emailed them-its actually FIVE times---

September 9- --she received 50.00
September 16 she received 50.00
October 9-she received 50.00
October 11 –she received 50.00
October 15 she received 50.00 .<<======count six

 

[Sharedspirit]

Wow! She didn't just do this one time but 4 times! Twice after Aliayah went missing and twice before.

Plus the affidavit says she receives SNAP for herself and 5 children....what happened to hubby? She didn't report him as living there? Wouldn't that be welfare fraud?

If he lived there and wasn't reported, that would most likely be fraud. But, you can live with someone but not have them on your benefits for several reasons. One, being that the other person is not eligible because of past convictions. Another is if the other person isn't family and doesn't prepare meals with the rest of the occupants in the house.

Since she wasn't charged with obtaining them via fraud in that complaint, I would guess that he probably isn't eligible because of a felony drug conviction or previous welfare fraud.

 

[lynnb]

So what were those poor kids eating while Mommy sold their benefits?

$50 per transaction.....sounds like a certain drug may cost $50 a pop? Wonder what drug goes for $50 down there. IMO.

 

[CJMAJORGIRL24]

Was just going to post, thanks Lynnb.

Six Counts levied against Lena. Interesting, the transactions are from September 9th to October 15th. I'll wager she was selling benefits prior to this period of time. Security video's must have been reviewed and another person was seen on camera using her card?

No matter what the value was she only collected $50 each time? I'm piqued by this, because the value of the items purchased, saves the buyer from spending his/her own cash. Why the deep discount? Why not $ for $?

Probably because the person buying her food stamps felt like they were doing her a favor -they didn't need the food, she needed the cash.

 

[CJMAJORGIRL24]

So what were those poor kids eating while Mommy sold their benefits?

$50 per transaction.....sounds like a certain drug may cost $50 a pop? Wonder what drug goes for $50 down there. IMO.

Thats what I would like to know!! She let her kids go hungry-so her needs were met. Makes me SO angry. Well I hope they make an example of her. Twenty five years plus in a federal penitentiary when you "might have" harmed a child -would be TOUGH for her.

 

[lynnb]

Probably because the person buying her food stamps felt like they were doing her a favor -they didn't need the food, she needed the cash.

But how could she not need the food? She has 5 children.

 

[lynnb]

If he lived there and wasn't reported, that would most likely be fraud. But, you can live with someone but not have them on your benefits for several reasons. One, being that the other person is not eligible because of past convictions. Another is if the other person isn't family and doesn't prepare meals with the rest of the occupants in the house.

Since she wasn't charged with obtaining them via fraud in that complaint, I would guess that he probably isn't eligible because of a felony drug conviction or previous welfare fraud.

Even if he was not eligible for the benefits...Lena would have had to report his income though to figure out how much she was entitled to, correct?

 

[Sharedspirit]

Was just going to post, thanks Lynnb.

Six Counts levied against Lena. Interesting, the transactions are from September 9th to October 15th. I'll wager she was selling benefits prior to this period of time. Security video's must have been reviewed and another person was seen on camera using her card?

No matter what the value was she only collected $50 each time? I'm piqued by this, because the value of the items purchased, saves the buyer from spending his/her own cash. Why the deep discount? Why not $ for $?

Because whatever she's buying with the money costs $50. Drugs would be my best guess. Wonder what costs $50? Pot? Pills? Meth? Crank? Crack? Heroin? It's all easily available around here.

50 cents on the dollar is the going rate for selling food stamps. It's a HUGE problem here.

 

[lynnb]

Because whatever she's buying with the money costs $50. Drugs would be my best guess. Wonder what costs $50? Pot? Pills? Meth? Crank? Crack? Heroin? It's all easily available around here.

50 cents on the dollar is the going rate for selling food stamps. It's a HUGE problem here.

just added it up. Sold $552.82 in exchange for $250 cash