CAN’T POSSIBLY BE TRUE

At one point, Carnell Alexander owed about $60,000 in child support for a kid he didn’t father (according to a DNA test) and knew nothing about, but despite “successfully” challenging the claim 20 years ago, he still owes about $30,000. The mother, who accused him long ago, admitted lying (in that naming a “father” was necessary to get welfare benefits), and while a judge thus wiped out Alexander’s debt to her, the state of Michigan nonetheless still demands he repay benefits it had paid her.

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