LENA LUNSFORD CASE Mother Of Missing Toddler To Be Sentenced
Reported by: Deborah Linz
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: May. 22, 2012 11:46 AM EDT
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Weston
, Lewis County
, West Virginia
The mother of a three-year-old girl who vanished eight months ago this week is being sentenced for welfare fraud.
Lena Lunsford is scheduled to appear Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Elkins.
Lunsford pleaded guilty in January to selling $114 dollars worth of credit on her food-stamp card for $50 dollars cash.
Her daughter Aliayah disappeared from their rented Lewis County home in September of last year.
Authorities haven't made any arrests or named any suspects. They also won't say whether they think Aliayah is still alive.
Lunsford says Aliayah was in bed at 6:30 a.m. on the morning of September 24th, but was gone when she checked on her a few hours later.
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Deborah Linz
