I Know You Lyin'! Woman Convicted After Allegedly Posing As 12-Year-Old & Living With Foster Family
Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira was sentenced to 18 months in prison after living with a couple for 14 months as a false child identity.
- On Thursday, Aug. 20, a court in Joinville, Santa Catarina, sentenced 38-year-old Brazilian woman Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira to 18 months in prison for fraud involving a false identity.
- Exploiting an evangelical church-going couple's compassion, Oliveira lived with them for 14 months posing as 12-year-old 'Gabriele,' using baby bottles and pacifiers to maintain the elaborate ruse.
- Suspicion from a relative led investigators to uncover the deception; Oliveira later admitted to police she had intentionally lied to secure housing and care.
- A judge rejected defense claims of mental illness, sentencing Oliveira to approximately 18 months in prison followed by five months of semi-open detention, citing harm to the family.
- Authorities determined Oliveira had employed similar fraud schemes across Brazilian states for at least 15 years; her legal team plans to appeal, asserting she caused no financial losses.
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Then it all went wrong for a 37-year-old Brazilian woman who had been deceiving an unsuspecting family for months.
A woman from Brazil pretended to be a twelve - year - old girl and moved in with a family.
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Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira conned an evangelical church going couple and carried out similar scams across Brazil for years, police said
Woman, 37, pretended to be 12-year-old to live with foster family, convicted of fraud
A relative grew suspicious of the '12-year-old' living with a Brazilian couple. The truth unraveled a 15-year scheme: 'Did not intend to scam anyone'
A 38-year-old Brazilian woman named Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for fraud after living with a couple while claiming to be a 12-year-old girl. Court records indicate she convinced the pair to care for her over 14 months by presenting herself as a child who needed protection. She reportedly told them she had the mental age of a young girl and behaved in ways that matched that claim. According to…
I Know You Lyin'! Woman Convicted After Allegedly Posing As 12-Year-Old & Living With Foster Family
What began as a family opening its doors to someone they believed was a vulnerable child reportedly turned into a shocking case of deception. Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira has now been convicted in Brazil after authorities determined that the woman, who is in her late 30s, had allegedly been posing as a 12-year-old girl while living with a foster family for more than a year.RELATED: Florida Family Arrested & Charged After Allegedly Abusing & Ca…
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