Posted on 12/05/2006 4:56:13 PM PST by Kaslin
Contested Traffic Ticket May Be Crux Of Case
TACOMA, Wash. -- For nearly 20 years -- ever since Pete Costello was 8 -- his mother has collected disability benefits on his behalf.
In meetings with Social Security officials and psychologists, he appeared mentally retarded and unable to communicate. His mother insisted he couldn't read or write, shower, take care of himself or drive a car.
But now prosecutors said it was all a huge fraud, and they have video of Costello contesting a traffic ticket to prove it.
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My wife accuses me of the same thing.
A lot of that in Congress, but maybe not fake...
That's one way of avoiding work.
Plenty of retarded people appear in traffic court.
thought this was about me, thats about how long I was married
Ha! Kinda like Vincent Gigante.
Uh, let me guess....he is a registered democrat!
In Mississippi they call this fraud "getting a crazy check". It's rampant in the Delta, but no one will ever look into it.
I know a lot of retards who spend their days faking intelligence.
Wonder how many RATS he voted for?
There's no shortage of people who want to steal from the taxpayer.
I'm glad that they are at least investigating fraud once in a while.
"I know a lot of retards who spend their days faking intelligence."
Mega dittoes on that
This guy is going to be criminally charged with fraud for faking severe mental retardation in order to get disability benefits. Since the prosecutor's case is based on the fact that there exist two videos of him acting normal (not retarded) then he only has one option; plead "temporary lucidity". Just like the murderer who claims he's not responsible for his actions because he was temporarily insane, this guy needs to claim that he is normally mentally retarded but happened to be caught on tape in a rare display of temporary smartness.
That was the FIRST THING I thought of!! Great minds...
I REALLY wanted to post something goofy about the story but it dawned on me I've been working and paying taxes my whole adult life so the Feds can take it and piss it away on who knows how many fraud cases just like this one, and suddenly the story wasn't so funny any more !!!
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