Woman convicted for posing as a 12-year-old child to live with foster family

A woman who lied about her age to live with a foster family has been found guilty of fraud.

A woman has been found guilty of fraud after she pretended to be a 12-year-old child. Though she was in her late 30s at the time, the woman successfully convinced a family that she was a young girl. She even went as far as living with a foster family while maintaining the lie. It is a strange and upsetting story. Authorities say the woman used this deception to gain housing and support by acting as a child. Now, the court has officially convicted her of fraud. Fraud is when you trick someone on purpose to get something of value or to hurt them. This case has drawn a lot of attention becaus…