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[Jackson's] Accuser's Mom: Don't Cry for Her
News last week that Janet Arvizo, the mother of Michael Jackson's teen accuser, is being prosecuted on charges of welfare fraud.
You may recall that she pled the Fifth Amendment during the Jackson trial because she didn't want to incriminate herself. But it came out clearly in testimony given by others that Arvizo had applied for welfare at the same time she received a $150,000 settlement in a civil suit against JC Penney.
She also allegedly "laundered" her welfare checks through her boyfriend's bank account, according to testimony she and her now husband gave in court.
We could feel sorry for Janet Arvizo: After all, she was put up to the trial by Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon. In his zealousness to prosecute Jackson for anything, he used Arvizo. He didn't care to do any kind of background check on her before exposing her to possible prosecution of her own. Arvizo has every right to feel burned.
On the other hand: It seemed when she testified that not only was Arvizo lying about Jackson but also appeared to be very damaged, mentally.
More on Arvizo and her welfare fraud problems later this week...
[Jackson's] Accuser's Mom: Don't Cry for Her
News last week that Janet Arvizo, the mother of Michael Jackson's teen accuser, is being prosecuted on charges of welfare fraud.
You may recall that she pled the Fifth Amendment during the Jackson trial because she didn't want to incriminate herself. But it came out clearly in testimony given by others that Arvizo had applied for welfare at the same time she received a $150,000 settlement in a civil suit against JC Penney.
She also allegedly "laundered" her welfare checks through her boyfriend's bank account, according to testimony she and her now husband gave in court.
We could feel sorry for Janet Arvizo: After all, she was put up to the trial by Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon. In his zealousness to prosecute Jackson for anything, he used Arvizo. He didn't care to do any kind of background check on her before exposing her to possible prosecution of her own. Arvizo has every right to feel burned.
On the other hand: It seemed when she testified that not only was Arvizo lying about Jackson but also appeared to be very damaged, mentally.
More on Arvizo and her welfare fraud problems later this week...