Woman, 43, ‘FAKES pregnancy with a plastic bump to swindle paid maternity leave from £70k marketing job’

A WOMAN is accused of faking a pregnancy to get time off work. The alarm was first raised when a co-worker claims they noticed Robin Folsom’s “baby bump” fall OFF. TwitterFolsom is accused of faking the pregnancy in order to take maternity leave[/caption] The 43-year-old had told bosses at US firm Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) she was expecting, and arrangements were made for her to take maternity leave from the £74,000 marketing role. But a fellow colleague said they noticed Folsom’s bump appear to come away from her own stomach, sparking suspicion. The Daily Star reports that in a statement from the office of Georgia State Inspector General Scott McAfee, an investigation “revealed that in March 2021, a co-worker observed the lower portion of Folsom’s stomach ‘come away’ from her body,” leading her to believe that Folsom wore a fake pregnancy stomach”. The woman is also said to have “invented” a fake dad for the dubious baby – a man named Bran Otmembebwe. General McAffee said: “We ultimately didn’t find any evidence that he existed.” And after “giving birth,” Folsom sent snaps of the new-born to co-workers – but they appeared to be several different babies, her colleagues said. Most read in News DEADLY Eunice triggers ultra-rare RED weather warning as London sees 'major incident' KILLER STORM Four people killed by debris and falling trees in Storm Eunice’s 122mph winds WE'RE DOMED 122mph Storm Eunice tears the O2 in London to SHREDS as 1,000 people evacuated WE'RE DOMED Brits battered by killer 122mph winds - stronger than Great Storm of 1987 BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES Full list of schools closed as 100mph Storm Eunice to batter UK DUKE OF SLEAZE How Queen could write off Andrew payout using loopholes & secret wills The pictures she sent “depicted children with varying skin tones,” the release from the General’s office said. She also said she already had another baby – that she gave birth to in July 2020, but investigators couldn’t find any evidence or medical records to prove this. Folsom was subsequently interviewed about the “fake” pregnancy, shortly after which, she resigned, the release states. She has been charged with three counts of making false statements and one count of identity fraud after a local grand jury indicted her, state Attorney General Chris Carr said. GettyA co-worker said they saw the woman’s ‘bump’ separate from her body[/caption]