A woman, Viola Trevino, managed to con the State of New Mexico's Department of Social Services for 5 years.  And almost ruined a man's life over it.  What was his crime?  He divorced her.

In 1999, after being granted a divorce, Trevino alleged he had fathered another child and that she was due child support.  No child support was part of the agreement as their 2 children were both adults at the time.  Fathered a child, even though she had had a tubiligation and he a vasectomy years earlier!

Needless to say, the father of the supposed child, Steve Barreras was understandably highly dubious of this miraculous conception, and demanded proof.  DId the State or the courts ask to see the child?  Noe.  They did order a paternity test that apparently the daughter (real one) of the union took for the mystery baby.  So the court order child support.  Never having seen the child.  When the State Department of Social Services was asked to investigate, they tried to contact Trevino, then when she did not respond, closed the case.

This went on for 5 years!  Until finally, a Judge ordered her to produce the child.  Instead of trying to skip town, she picked up a kid off the street and tried to pass her off as her daughter.  The plan only fell apart when the child's grandmother followed her into the courtroom.

So here we have a women guilty of perjury, fraud upon the state, fraud upon Mr. Barreras, and I am sure some other throw away crimes as well.  Yet did she go to prison?  Yes, but for none of that.  She went to prison for Income Tax Fraud!

The point of all this?  Quite simple.  It proves that the courts and the State Dept of Social Services care nothing for the rights of fathers (or alleged fathers).  In this country, they are second class citizens, by default!  Without benefit of trial or charges.  In a country that prides itself on "Innocent until Proven Guilty", there is one class of citizens that do not enjoy that right.  Divorced Fathers.