Tracey Parson, 44, of Sicklerville, Camden County, also was charged with filing a bogus lawsuit against Philadelphia radio personality Tarsha "Jonesy" Jones that allowed Parson to receive a "substantial" settlement from Clearn Channel Communications which owns WUSL 98.9 FM Power 99. Jone was eventually fired.
Parson founded Kiddie Kare Child Care & Education Center Inc. in 2008 and allegedly conspired with others to defraud the government for more than 21/2 years, from around December 2009 until June 2012, prosecutors said.
The indictment states that Kiddie Kare received $523,148 in reimbursements from a federal food program administered through the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
In 2011, Parson filed a suit against Clear Channel Communications Inc. and Jones, alleging that Jones defamed her during a radio broadcast about a purported altercation between groups of girls involving Parson's daughter.
Prosecutors alleged Parson fabricated evidence that her business suffered, that her property was vandalized, and that she received threats of violence.
In July 2012, Clear Channel paid a "substantial sum" to Parson to settle the lawsuit.
The amount is not specified, but prosecutors want Parson to forfeit nearly $1.3 million, which presumably includes the amount she allegedly defrauded from the government and from the Clear Channel settlement.
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