'I lied': Woman who pretended to be a child for years convicted of fraud

In a shocking case from Brazil, Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira was found guilty of fraud and assuming a false identity, having lived undetected as a child for years. Although she confessed to her masquerade, she maintained that her motivations were rooted in personal vulnerability rather than dishonesty. The court, how

A woman in Brazil was found guilty this week of living with a foster family for more than a year while pretending to be a child, officials said.

Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 37, lived with a family as their daughter for 14 months before her elaborate child identity fraud was uncovered.