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.
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.
Oakland County mom accused of abandoning kids for years in filthy home facing welfare fraud charges
The Oakland County mother accused of abandoning her three children, leaving them to live alone for years inside a filthy home, was given three additional charges.
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.
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 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.
Welfare fraud charges added for Pontiac mom charged with abandoning 3 kids for years
Kelli Bryant, the mom charged abandoning her three kids in Pontiac, is charged with welfare fraud as the prosecutor says she received almost $30,000 from the state, which was meant for the kids she's accused of leaving to live alone in filth.
Judge lowers bond for Pontiac mother accused of leaving kids to live in squalor for years
A judge modified bond Friday for Kelli Bryant, the Pontiac woman accused of abandoning her children and leaving them to live in squalor for years.
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.
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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 ...
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Oakland County Judge Slashes Bond for Pontiac Mother Accused of Child Abuse from $250M to $50K
A judge lowered the bond for Kelli Bryant, a mother accused of child abuse, from $250 million to $50,000 under conditions ...
Pontiac mom in squalor case gets bond reduced as new details surface about her life
The Pontiac mother accused of abandoning her children in a house of squalor for years got her $250 million bond reduced to ...