THE MOM
Published: Feb 26, 2009
LITTLE ROCK -- An Arkansas woman ran up six figure debts in the names of her five children, ages 3 to 17 over a period of the last 18 months.
According to Court Records, Fanny Jennings purchased a $1.2 million home in Little Rock, taking out mortgages in the names of her two youngest children, Missy Mae and Hattie Mae, aged 3 and 5. Records show that Jennings also purchased a Mercedes CLS class car in the name of her son Jed. Jed is unlikely to drive the $85,000 car, since he is 10 years old.
Jennings also applied for and was issued credit cards in the name of each of the children, using them to pay for landscaping on her house, a $75,000 gazebo in her backyard, and trips to Aruba, Martinique and Hawaii… all charged to her children. Jennings also charged $65,000 in plastic surgery to an account in the name of her 11 year old daughter, Brittany.
Authorities said that Jennings had told the other children and family members that she was making regular payments into a college fund for the children, but in fact, Jennings drained the inheritances the children had received from their grandparents and used it to pay for the installation of a new indoor swimming pool, outdoor hot tub, a basement home theater system, and paving a 1500 ft. driveway. Jennings also purchased a $35,000 model train set, also charged to her kids.
Jennings, a social worker, apparently also had a generous side. Records indicate that she purchased Recreational Vehicles for her three brothers, Emil, Rollie, and Frank and apparently paid the tuition at a local community college for four of her cousins. All of the costs were charged to Jennings' children.
State authorities say that tax liens have been issued against each of those children; and that each child now apparently owes between $275,000 and $700,000 in debts run up by their mother. One source said that the total liability for the children may actually be in the millions.
Jennings could not be reached for comment.