The 44-year-old woman in Bradenton, Florida, an area which had been affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton, is accused of using her mother’s name and information to submit a claim for almost $8,000.
“I suggest you move to China immediately and see how that works out for you,” an emailed response from Republican state Sen. Danny Britt’s office allegedly reads.
“It’s my medical opinion that there are no alternative reasonable explanations for Mr. Neely’s death,” the medical examiner, Dr. Cynthia Harris, told jurors Friday.
Ashley Benefield was charged with murder, but a jury found her not guilty, instead convicting her on the lesser charge of manslaughter. She faces up to 30 years in prison.
A rare oarfish, believed to portend disaster, washed up on a beach in Encinitas last week. Since 1901, only 21 oarfish have been recorded on California's shores. This is the second this year.
Amanda Porter, 44, is accused of falsifying credentials to get nursing jobs in Burbank and Santa Clarita. She was indicted in a separate identity theft case in 2016.
No charges have been filed and will not be determined until the investigation concludes "because there is a difference between neglect and cruelty," Irving police said.