Ms. C
Yes. The corruption of DSS does exist and it seems like attorneys (yours an theirs) are in on it together. People...YOUR RIGHTS DO NOT MATTER. Where is Washington, DC when you need them? What happen to the laws that the Federal Government put into place that are suppose to be followed by different agencies including DSS? READ: A Mom got a letter from DSS saying she was being investigated for Children Medicaid Fraud. She complied with everything...thinking she was doing the right thing. She even showed where she had been calling in to report her income to the DSS WOrker. The mom did not place herself on the form as "working now" per the question on the form because she was out on sick leave. The DSS Investigator told the mother that the DSS Workers did not have to have to log in reported income for the Children Medicaid. The mother was told their was a overpayment less than $1500 due to premiums owed. The mother immediatley stopped the Children Medicaid after being told the forms were filled out incorrectly. The mother even was told that the overpayment could have been arranged to be paid back. The mother started sending in payments for the overpayment. The mother asked to speak with a supervisor, but was told over the phone by the supervisor that whatever the investigator says, the supervisor was going to agree with the investigator. Does this not constitute rights being violated? You would think so. Well...the DSS investigator told this mother that the laws are on the DSS side and the recipients needed to talk to their legislative to get laws changed. What?? The mother became distraught. The DSS worker and the DSS Worker Supervisor informed this mother that she would not be arrested or go to jail, but needed to pay for the overpayments & court fees at the courthouse. Needless to say the mother believed the DSS Worker plus Supervisor. The mother was told by the DSS Investigator the mother would be contacted by DSS to let them know when she would take a warrant on the mother so that the mother could pick up papers at the police station with her summons to go to court. The DSS Investigator told the woman that when the mother picks up the court papers for the mother to contact the DSS Investigator and let the DSS know when the court date was...and ....the DSS Investigator will go to court with the mother and help the mother out by asking the court to allow the mother to pay the overpayment plus court cost plus get a prayer for judgement...ONLY IF THE MOTHER PLEADS GUILTY AND NOT ASK FOR A COURT TRIAL. The mother knew something was wrong and contacted a attorney. The attorney told the mother to pay him $500 to speak with DSS on behalf of the mother. The mother paid the attorney. The attorney was told about the evidence the mother had showing proof of the mother reporting income. The attorney told the mother he did not need this information unless it went to trial, but wanted the mother bank records or w-2s whichwas irrelevant to the mother's case. The case was not about the mother saying she never reeived income because the income was reported...According to DSS Investigator, the case was about the mother not putting on the form she was working for a company, but out on sick leave. The mother sent evidence to the attorney, who DID NOT USE THE EVIDENCE when he spoke to the DSS Investigator. The attorney had a meeting with the DSS Investigator. Attorney told the mother that the DSS Investigator would not bulge and wanted to set a date for the mother to go to the magistrate to meet DSS Investigator for a warrant application. The attorney told the mother he and the DSS Investigator came up with an agreement that the mother could go ahead plead guilty and DSS would be sympathetic and ask the judge to allow the woman a prayer for judgment because the only reason the mother was being charged with something was because it was a bureaucratic decision...it was DSS job to do so. The mother questioned this act by the attorney. The attorney told the mother that he would go to court with her for additional fee of $500 and if the mother would not plead guilty and accept the offer, the fee would be over $6000. When the mother said she was going to the media. The attorney told the mother the media could not really do anything.
Needless to say the mother contacted Washington, DC. Washington confirmed "NO" they don't have certain jurisdiction over any state and states are allowed to change certain rules. Th mother question how the United States could allow states to ovveride a FEDERAL regulation. Washington told the mother that she could contact the state legislature or even Washington Legislature to voice concerns, but their is nothing to stop the mother from being arrested or any other person from being arrested if someone takes a warrant on them. The mother question how could someone just take a warrant out on someone. Washington answered that was what going to trial to prove otherwise is for. The mother does not believe in the system any more. She feels as though something needs to be done to stop CORRUPTION in DSS. This needs to be open to the public to ask how many others have gone through a similar situation as this as well as situations like others. Its time to expose the truth and start making the government aware that DSS has ENTIRELY TOO MUCH CONTROL...and...DSS NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS when they don't follow Federal Laws.
Unlike most individuals, this mother recorded her meetings and conversations with the DSS Investigator. The attorney told the mother DSS says the mother made a statement, but recorded conversations proves otherwise...TOO BAD THIS MOTHER HAS TO GO TO JAIL FIRST BEFORE PRESENTING HER EVIDENCE! Let me ask this...Shouldn't recipients be allowed to take a warrant application out on DSS Workers for giving the recipients false information or for misleading recipients or better yet openly lying to recipients? Maybe if the DSS Workers were treated the way they treated recipients, that it would make DSS Workers think twice about FALSELY ACCUSING, FALSELY DOCUMENTING, AND MUCH MORE about recipients and other accused individuals.
Department of Social Services in Iredell County Statesville, North Carolina needs to be investigated foe unethical practices. The word needs to get out and questions need to be asked by recipients of their experiences with this DSS Department.
OBAMA WHERE ARE YOU?
Posted: September 18th, 2009 | Report This Comment