Stephayne and Michael Potts, the couple who adopted a 23 year old
Ukrainian man Artur Samarin, that later posed as a high school student,
are facing criminal charges after it was revealed that they used him to
take about $13,000, worth of medical assistance and free food in
Pennsylvania, even when they knew his true identity as an illegal
immigrant.
The man, Arthur Samarin who called
himself Asher Potts, is also accused of having sex with a 15-year-old
girl while in high school.
According to
ABC News 27, the couple also knowingly made false statements to the
Dauphin County Assistance Office in Pennsylvania in order to get the
public handouts.
Asher Potts was known to his classmates
as a hard-working intelligent student who impressed his teachers but it
turned out he was posing as a high school student and was in the United
States without a visa.
The couple haven't been arrested, but are due in court on October 6
as they each face two counts of fraud. Samarin early this month,
pleaded guilty to a number of fraud and sex charges, which carry
penalties of up to 40 years in prison and $90,000 in fines.
On Wednesday Asher pleaded guilty to the charges leveled against him and now faces deportation.
The trial continues.
Source: DailyMail UK
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