Scammers plague Wisconsin child care program

Posted at 11:55 AM on August 31, 2009 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)
Filed under: Crime and Justice

Guilty or not, a Milwaukee-area woman today became the "poster child" for people ripping off social-service programs.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today published an investigation showing the woman -- Latasha Jackson -- was running what police describe as "a child care ring," and that Wisconsin officials didn't stop it until they found out the newspaper was about to publish the story.

She has received more than $2.9 million dollars for child care, the newspaper said.

She's apparently not the only one to get rich off the Wisconsin Shares program, which provides a subsidy for people providing childcare.

The story shouldn't have come as a surprise to the people in government who say they're surprised. The state's Legislative Audit Bureau released a report in June saying nearly $19 million was improperly distributed via the program last year.

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Comments (1)

"Wisconsin Shares" but it seems unable to scrutinize.

I'll bet there were no shortage of politicians who took credit for the program's implementation. Wonder where they are now when the party's over and it's time to clean up.

By the way, Wisconsin residents, don't be a minute late with those checks you send to Madison.

Posted by Chris Long | August 31, 2009 1:53 PM

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