Pop Star's Accuser Charged with Welfare Fraud

Michael Jackson accuser's mother was charged with five felony counts of welfare fraud. The complaint, which was filed on Tuesday, declares that the defendant acquired almost $18,800 in welfare payments. These payments were received by the accuser's mother between November 2001 and March 2003.

The woman was charged with one count of obtaining aid by misrepresentation and four counts of perjury for making phony claims for financial assistance.

Jackson's defense attorneys represented the mother as a manipulative woman interested only in the money, and the driving force behind false allegations against the Michael Jackson. To support this, defense attorneys kept bringing up the welfare fraud allegations in court. Many of the jurors concluded that the mother's testimony was not convincing, and the King of Pop was acquitted of the 10 charges against him.

CNN is withholding the mother's name to protect her son's identity.