From;
http://www.11alive.com/news/
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- A search warrant was served at the Muscogee County
offices of the Division of Family and Children Services Thursday. In
addition, two women were arrested in connection with an investigation
into the alleged falsification and destruction of child abuse reports.
The arrest warrants were served on Muscogee DFCS intake supervisor
Phyllis Mitchell and former Muscogee DFCS acting director Deborah Cobb.
Cobb now serves as director of Social Services.
A GBI investigation found information that supervisors at the Muscogee
County DFCS Child Protective Services office allegedly destroyed,
delayed, changed and falsified the intake of child abuse reports in
order to maintain compliance with internal DFCS guidelines related to
the evaluation and response to allegations of the mistreatment of
children.
The two women have been charged with one count each of making false
statements and writings, concealment of facts and fraudulent documents
in matters within jurisdiction of state or political subdivisions, and
subornation of false swearing.
If the allegations are found to be true, the falsification of government
records would be considered a felony under Georgia state law.
Thursday's search was performed to locate and obtain records stored at
the Muscogee County DFCS offices.
The warrants were executed by special agents with the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation, the federal Department of Health and Human Services,
the Office of the Inspector General and deputies with the Muscogee
County Sheriff's office.
Department of Human Services commissioner Clyde Reese issued a statement that addressed the investigation.
"The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) is committed to
detecting and preventing fraud and abuse in any of its programs. It has
been consistently communicated since January 2011 to all DHS employees
in particular the Division of Families and Children Services (DFCS)
child welfare and social services' staff that the safety of all children
is a fundamental guiding principle. No DHS employee has any reason or
incentive to hide allegations of abuse or neglect in order to lower the
number of children and families to be entered into the state system. DHS
will cooperate fully with all federal and state authorities in their
investigation."
Here are some comments left by readers at
11alive.com
John Schafer
Founder and Director at Grandparents Rights Association of South Carolina
"This is the tip of a NATIONWIDE iceberg. Anyone who believes it does not
happen all over the country simply has their head in the sand or just
does not care. This is exactly what thousands of people have been trying
to expose for years. The Federal authorities should recognize this and
begin investigation of sister agencies in all 50 states. The problem
is systemic, NOT isolated. Want proof? Talk to good law abiding
families who have been victimized across the entire United States.
Granted there are children who truly need protection, but the system is
so firmly based on Federal funding, it is ripe for corruption. The
saddest part of this is the children who are being ripped from good
families and given to strangers in the name of "protection" when none
was needed. National studies have shown children are (on average) three
times MORE likely to be abused while in the foster system than when
living with family members. Also, over 75% of the adults in Federal and
State prisons (not county jails) are "graduates" of the foster system.
How is this protection? These kids are used to get Federal funding,
not protected."
Deb Justice Young
Activist Advocate at Justice for Families and Children -THE LOST Children
"EVERY AGENCIES THAT GETS PAID TO PROTECT CHILDREN NEEDS TO BE
INVESTIGATED. WORLDWIDE THIS IS HAPPENING WORKERS FALSIFYING RECORDS,
CORRUPTION TO THE HIGHEST AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE EVIDENCE OF
THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR FAMILIES TO GET THEIR CHILDREN AND
GRANDCHILDREN. THE FEDERAL FUNDING AND INCENTIVE BONUSES HAVE BECOME
MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CHILDREN .THE AMOUNTS ARE STAGGERING TO TAKE
GOOD PARENTS CHILDREN AND SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. ITS BECOME A
BUSINESS TO CPS AND COURTS.TO THE TUNE OF TRILLIONS OF OUR TAXPAYERS
MONEY .GOOD CHRISTIAN FAMILIES EVERYWHERE ARE BEING DESTROYED CHILDREN
ARE LIVING IN HORROR BEING ABUSE RAPED TORTURED AND MURDERED IN THE
SYSTEM ALL FOR THE MONEY. WE THE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE UNITING ONCE AGAIN
TO STOP THE ABUSE TO STOP THE CORRUPTION. WE THE PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING
IT ANYMORE . WORLDWIDE PROTEST SEPT 28TH 2012 GOVABUSE AND INTERNATIONAL
PROTEST HAVE GOTTEN EVERY STATE IN THE U.S AND INTERNATIONAL INVOLVED
TO SAVE OUR GIFT FROM GOD. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF WHAT IS TRULY
HAPPENING TO OUR FAMILIES TO ALL CHILDREN. IT IS WORSE THAN HITLER AND
WE THE PARENTS WE THE GRANDPARENTS WE THE PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING REFORM
COMPLETE INVESTIGATIONS IN EVERY STATE . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TcDTJlPWbE "
Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Case after case. We have families that are being torn apart by blatant
lies or half truths. The family court is a civil court that relies on a
preponderance of evidence to take children and clear and convincing to
terminate rights. Let's take this case for instance a Grandmother trying
to adopt her grandchildren in Kent County, Michigan. She had a cupboard
full of food, food in the fridge and food in the freezer. Yet she only
had one egg in the fridge. The agency Bethany Christian Services stated
she only had one egg in the fridge, true but it made it sounded like
that was all she had. Adoption denied. video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eryZMMv0iNA&list=UUJlL5WKlba-vO3wcJAbTOHw&index=28&feature=plcp "
Las Vegas, Nevada
" It needs to be done all over the country. Ripping children away from
their families just because they can get away with it. Not caring if you
are taking great care of your child or not. I cry everytime I think
about my grandchild and what they are allowed to get away with..Las
Vegas courts told me I couldn't even see my grandchild again, after
having her from birth to 14 months."
Works at Registered Nurse in the ER
"This is not just in Georgia this is a national disgrace. Children and
families are being destroyed for the love of money. I have never been so
shocked at anything in my life as I have been at dealing with these
agencies that buy and sell our children with our own tax dollars. You
may be one of the people who thinks these types of problems are a few
isolated instances but I assure that is not the case. The corruption is
pervasive and destructive and as long as good people look the other way
the problem will grow. Lets all make a commitment to stop government and
judicial corruption and get our country back!"
ITT Tech Grand Rapids
"This is happening everywhere....they hide true abuse cases and take
children out of loving homes because the later children are adoptable.
The falsify reports and testimony and keep the children in foster care
until their time limit is up and then adopt these children out to
strangers instead of letting them live with family who want them. I
proved this and have a court ordered showing that the cps worker had no
reason to remove the children and that he didn't even meet a
preponderance of evidence to prove his allegations. Are my grandchildren
at home...NO! Do I get more then 2 hours a month with them? NO! because
it would confuse them when it comes time for their adoption...FYI I am
one of the parties who is trying to adopt them."
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