Octomom welfare fraud allegations: She makes how much?

Mar 20, 2013 12:06 PM by Caroline Goddard

Posted in Entertainment / Celebrity Gossip

Octomom On The Dole

Octomom is being investigated for welfare fraud after raking in a huge amount of money last year through her adult entertainment activities.

Octomom Nadya Suleman

Octomom is being investigated for welfare fraud after a complaint was made that she raked in too much dough last year to qualify.

Nadya Suleman pulled in approximately $200,000 last year through gigs like stripping, a $5000 meet-and-greet, girl-on-girl pillow fights and a masturbation porn video. But per California law, a family her size — remember, she has 14 mouths to feed — can only make $119,000 or less to qualify for public assistance.

"I can confirm that the authorities have been in contact with us concerning her income and we have been cooperating," an insider told E! News.

In addition to welfare, Octomom is also receiving food stamps to feed all those kids, reports TMZ.

Suleman was off welfare for a while, but went back on the dole after a 30-day stint in rehab for post-traumatic stress disorder. She told Oprah Winfrey, "I became beyond-beyond exhausted. I can't tell you how exhausted. I actually was starting to crack. And then it got worse, the panic, all these panic attacks. So I asked for help and I call it a life rehab; I went to a treatment program for 30 days."

If convicted, Suleman could face three years in jail. So who will take care of the kids then?

Perhaps Suleman could knock out another porn really fast — after all, she told Oprah, it left her feeling "empowered."

"Years after I had the babies — the octuplets — my manager and I collaborated together on doing an independent, um, self-pleasure video," she said. "I did it obviously to provide for my family. But doing it, I don't regret it. I actually, shockingly enough, it became one of the most liberating and empowering things I had ever done."

Tell us: Should Octomom get welfare, regardless of her income?

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Comments on "Octomom welfare fraud allegations: She makes how much?"

this one needs a break bad

Where is the since of humor? 200,000.00 is not a lot of money. Take into consideration the cost of living. If the income stopped then I hope she made the pyrick desperation.

She should go to jail if she has defauded the government. ALL of her children should be put up for adoption if they are ever to have a "normal" life. I think about the day mommy will tell her kids that she had all those kids for publicity and makes her money by pimping herself out in porn films. What a mother! She needs to go to jail! I have absolutely no sympathy for this major scam artist. She can rot there. Her kids will be better off in the long run.

Why should we care about a woman who chose to use her children as a means of income. I thought animals were the only ones that had litters. They should stick a plug up her ass so she can't crap out more children for everyone else to pay for. Ask yourself. Where is all this money coming from to pay for these kids? Isn't it enough to pay for our own kids, but then also have to use our tax dollars to pay for kids that they don't even want. People like her don't care about their kids as much as they care about the money. This is where the problem is. There should be a limit. Is it fair to pay for your own family and then have to pay for theirs too? People need to stop being idiots and ask where the money is coming from. The name for children not born in wedlock, though hurtful as it is, still exists. Since when did we ,as a civilized country, begin to falter on our moral values. Women having kids like dogs having puppies is not considered the attributes of a civilized nation and putting a to-to on a skunk doesn't make it a ballerina either. Santa's not the only one with --- --- ------.

Rita, You go girl! She's a WONDERFUL MOM !!!!! Very Very loving !!!! and welfare fraud?? Go Girl!!!!!!!!!!!! But it's OK for our Government to take most of America down ??? Really ha ..... That's NOTHING and WE ALL have mental problems .

She is the one who chose to have all the kids without having anything to support them. And doing porn is not helping the kids. She should have thought before she had them but then people like her don't think. And if she made that kind of money last year she shouldn't have received welfare. She just wants to do what she wants to do and not think of the consequences for the kids. She definitely needs psychiatric help long term. And no, social services shouldn't leave her be. She needs to be investigaged to see where all the money went and I am sure it didn't go for the kids; it went for herself. And 200,000 in 1 year is plenty to support all the kids if she budgets the money.

she's disgusting...feel bad for those kids

This person self inpregnated herself with out a father, with out an education, with out a career and you think someone should help her. Get a grip. This person needs mental help. Ddi you know that she has said in the media that she had the kids to have the unconditional love that she wants AND that was after having 6 kids. I do feel bad for her. Her mental state. I only see 14 people that will be affected by her bad decisions. You having compassion for her make about as much sense as having compassion for a mn that got several grirls pregnant. let say enough that he now has 14 kids, and can't afford to pay for them or have a career to care for them. Where is the compassion for him? If you still feel you want to help contact shawn Kemp.

To "Rita McKenzie" -You are a liberal nut and part of the problem.

How about not increasing the amount of money a person gets if they have more kids?

I think they need to leave this mother alone. The media and other goverment agencies should be helping her,not trying to find fault with her. It makes me so upset that no credit has been given to the fact that she kept all her 14 children. I know women who get $200,000 a month in child support, what is 200,00 a year with 14 kids. Seize her bank accounts that's stupid, then how she suppose to feed her kids. I hope some rich person helps her instead of letting a woman who deserves help continue to get help. I hope she gets a MILLION dollar contract and tells all of the welfare where to go. Good Luck Nadia