Phoenix mom misses deadline for kids' trust fund

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100. UPDATE: 18 years probation

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Huffington Post: Shanesha Taylor...was sentenced Friday to 18 years of supervised probation. The sentencing brought an end to the case that saw (her) draw sympathy around the country and collect more than $114,000 in donations when her teary mug shot was published online.

Her story of trying to get a job without being able to find child care resonated with the public. But the support quickly turned to scorn when she failed to meet a court deadline to place some of the money into a trust for her children as part of a plea agreement. Questions followed about how she was spending the money. Court Commissioner Jeffrey Rueter...(said)...her actions were influenced by her economic situation...but she ultimately demonstrated "criminally poor judgment" and placed her children in danger...

Prosecutors said she had spent about $4,100 a month from the donations she received, including more than $1,000 in non-essential items such as cable TV. Taylor countered that she does not live an extravagant lifestyle...

(T)he long-term probation was intended to monitor Taylor until the youngest of her four children turns 18...She recently had another baby...(She is) require(d)...to attend parenting classes...Taylor will request to carry out her probation in Chicago, where she intends to move to be with family...

Well, I guess she doesn't live an extravagant lifestyle now that the money's gone (or hidden). It doesn't sound like she's learned very much, and I hope the relocation isn't allowed until she gets a job, a home, child support from the baby daddies -- AND a full accounting of how she spent that money!


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