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.
Prosecutor: Michigan mom accused of abandoning her children for years collected nearly $30K in welfare
The prosecutor claims that between January 2022 and February 2025, Kelli Bryant collected $29,397 in welfare while her children lived in squalor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
More charges filed against Pontiac mother accused of abandoning kids to live in squalor for years
The Pontiac woman facing felonies for allegedly abandoning her three children to live in a filth-ridden home for years has been charged with additional crimes.
Additional charges filed against mother accused of abandoning kids
Kelli Bryant is accused of collecting nearly $30,000 worth of government benefits intended for her children, but abandoning them for more than three years.
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.
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 ...
Michigan prosecutor brings additional charges against mom who abandoned children
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald has charged 34-year-old Kelli Bryant with three counts of welfare fraud, adding ...
Judge lowers $250M bond to $50K for Pontiac mom accused of abandoning kids in squalor
After three of Kelli Bryant's children were found living alone in squalor in a Pontiac rental home, a judge initially set her ...
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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 ...
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Judge lowers mother’s bond from $250 million cash bond to $50,000
Kelli Bryant’s attorney, Cecilia Quirindongo-Baunsoe, asked the court for a more ‘reasonable bail.’ Bail was initially set ...
Accused Pontiac mom's attorney worried shared information won't lead to a fair trial
Kelli Bryant's attorney told the judge she’s concerned Bryant may not get a fair trial because of information shared in media ...