The Crazy Rants of Samantha BurnsOh, He's A Retard Alright
They may say he isn't, but he sure is... and so is his mother.
Man Accused of Faking Retardation
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.I'm sure this isn't the first case like this, but it's pathetic nonetheless.But now prosecutors say it was all a huge fraud, and they have video of Costello contesting a traffic ticket to prove it.
They say the mother also collected for her daughter, who she claimed also had mental retardation. That's a total of $222,000 over the course of their upbringing; but, they will unlikely be able to get that money back as it is too difficult to prove past events.
I say let them keep the money. They definitely were mental for pulling sh*t like that, lol.
Throw 'em all in jail... better yet, the nuthouse.
Comments
I say sentence them to a lifetime of community service going to poor elderly people's homes and cleaning the place.
Posted by: TheWriteJerry | December 6, 2006 06:30 AM
This is funny in Australia, because the Australian Treasurer is named Peter Costello... explains alot about Australian Fiscal Policy :-)
Posted by: Clay | December 6, 2006 02:11 PM
Hey is this a thinly veiled news item that is really about Aust's Treasurer Costello? And is he really faking it? I think not! when its there all for the all of us to witness on our T.V.s.
Watch out Pete here come those nice men in their white coats, coming to take you away...Ha, ha!
Posted by: dunc | December 7, 2006 01:29 AM